Focus On Life Science: California Grade 7

Chapter 3: Reproduction of Organisms

Standards Review

1.
_____________ is the most common form of reproduction in eukaryotes. 2.a
A)Asexual reproduction
B)Sexual reproduction
C)Budding
D)Regeneration
2.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction? 2.a
A)It requires only one parent.
B)It produces identical offspring.
C)It results in genetic variation of offspring.
D)All members of the species have the same genes.
3.
What is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction? 2.a
A)Members of the species grow, develop, and reproduce quickly.
B)It produces genetically different offspring.
C)It requires only one parent.
D)It can be difficult to get egg and sperm together for fertilization.
4.
Which is the result of fertilization? 2.a
A)meiosis
B)egg
C)zygote
D)sperm
5.
Meiosis takes place in ________. 2.a, 2.b
A)all animal cells
B)eukaryotes that reproduce sexually
C)all plant cells
D)prokaryotes that reproduce asexually
6.
How many total phases are there in the process of meiosis? 2.a, 2.b
A)16
B)4
C)10
D)8
7.
Which statement describes mitosis? 2.b
A)produces sperm and egg cells
B)the nucleus divides twice
C)produces genetically identical daughter cells
D)produces four daughter cells
8.
Daughter cells of plants that are produced from haploid structures are called __________. 2.a
A)zygotes
B)spores
C)pollen grains
D)seeds
9.
Which is a seedless plant found on Earth today? 2.a
A)redwood tree
B)apple tree
C)grape vine
D)moss
10.
Which of the following is NOT a way that pollen can reach the female reproductive structures of a plant? 5.f
A)gravity
B)wind
C)spores
D)animals
11.
Which statement describes an angiosperm? 2.a
A)It reproduces asexually.
B)It has flowers and seeds.
C)The flowers are the female reproductive organs and the leaves are the male reproductive organs.
D)Its female reproductive organ is called the stamen.
12.
Which is a part of the male reproductive organ of an angiosperm? 2.a, 5.f
A)style
B)stigma
C)ovary
D)anther
13.
Which term describes growth that replaces a missing part of an animal? 2.a
A)fission
B)budding
C)cloning
D)regeneration
14.
What is the method of sexual reproduction developed by scientists and performed in laboratories? 2.a
A)cloning
B)budding
C)regeneration
D)fission
15.
Yeast and Hydra reproduce asexually in a process called _______, in which the new organism forms on the parent organism. 2.a
A)fission
B)cloning
C)cuttings
D)budding
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