Chapter 18:
Reproduction
Practice Test
1.
What is an enlarged ovary of a flowering plant?
a.
a fruit
b.
an embryo
c.
endosperm
d.
a seed
Hint
2.
What is a type of asexual reproduction in which a small part of an organism breaks off and grows by mitosis to replace all of the missing major body tissues?
a.
parthenogenesis
b.
vegetative reproduction
c.
fragmentation
d.
budding
Hint
3.
Five years ago you planted five daffodil bulbs. This spring you noticed that 15 daffodils bloomed. Where did the extra daffodils come from?
a.
The daffodils reproduced by budding.
b.
Squirrels buried 10 other daffodil bulbs in the garden.
c.
The daffodils reproduced by vegetative reproduction.
d.
The daffodils reproduced by binary fission.
Hint
4.
How do plants reproduce sexually?
a.
through alternation of generations
b.
through parthenogensis
c.
by fragmentation
d.
by binary fission
Hint
5.
What is the replacement or regrowth of missing body parts?
a.
vegetative reproduction
b.
parthenogenesis
c.
regeneration
d.
binary fission
Hint
6.
What is a type of asexual reproduction found in animals in which a small part of a parent organism separates to form a new organism?
a.
binary fission
b.
budding
c.
parthenogenesis
d.
vegetative reproduction
Hint
7.
In general, what sexual reproduction method is used by animals that reproduce in water?
a.
internal fertilization
b.
pollination by wind
c.
external fertilization
d.
pollination by insects
Hint
8.
In flowering plants, what is the male gametophyte?
a.
a microspore
b.
an ovule
c.
a megaspore
d.
a pollen grain
Hint
9.
How do most unicellular protists reproduce?
a.
by budding
b.
by alternation of generations
c.
by mitosis and cell division
d.
by parthenogenesis
Hint
10.
What is the loss of an egg and uterine tissue through the vagina?
a.
fragmentation
b.
regeneration
c.
budding
d.
menstruation
Hint