Reproduction

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of reproduction in animals?

Answer 1

To produce offspring and ensure the continuation of a species.

Question 2

True or False: Asexual reproduction involves two parents.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What is a common form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms?

Answer 3

Binary fission.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: In sexual reproduction, offspring are produced by the fusion of ______.

Answer 4

Gametes.

Question 5

What are the two main types of reproduction?

Answer 5

Asexual and sexual reproduction.

Question 6

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a method of asexual reproduction? A) Budding B) Fertilization C) Pollination

Answer 6

A) Budding

Question 7

What is the term for the male gamete in animals?

Answer 7

Sperm.

Question 8

What is the term for the female gamete in animals?

Answer 8

Egg or ovum.

Question 9

True or False: Sexual reproduction generally results in greater genetic diversity than asexual reproduction.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is external fertilization?

Answer 10

Fertilization that occurs outside the female’s body.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: In many fish species, external fertilization occurs during ______.

Answer 11

Spawning.

Question 12

Multiple Choice: Which of the following animals typically uses internal fertilization? A) Frogs B) Birds C) Jellyfish

Answer 12

B) Birds

Question 13

What is the term for the development of an embryo outside the female’s body?

Answer 13

Oviparity.

Question 14

True or False: Viviparous animals give birth to live young.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is the term for animals that lay eggs?

Answer 15

Oviparous.

Question 16

What does the term ‘hermaphrodite’ mean in the context of reproduction?

Answer 16

An organism that has both male and female reproductive organs.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: Some species of ______ can reproduce through parthenogenesis.

Answer 17

Lizards.

Question 18

Multiple Choice: Which reproductive strategy involves the mother providing nutrients to the developing embryo inside her body? A) Oviparity B) Viviparity C) Asexual reproduction

Answer 18

B) Viviparity

Question 19

What is the term for the process by which an organism develops from a fertilized egg?

Answer 19

Embryogenesis.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: In sexual reproduction, the genetic material from two parents combines during ______.

Answer 20

Fertilization.

Question 21

True or False: All animals reproduce sexually.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

What is the role of pheromones in animal reproduction?

Answer 22

To attract mates and facilitate reproduction.

Question 23

What is the difference between external and internal fertilization?

Answer 23

External fertilization occurs outside the body, while internal fertilization occurs inside the body.

Question 24

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a benefit of sexual reproduction? A) Genetic diversity B) Adaptation to changing environments C) Rapid population growth

Answer 24

C) Rapid population growth

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The process by which a single organism can reproduce without the involvement of another organism is called ______.

Answer 25

Asexual reproduction.

Question 26

What is the term for animals that give birth to live young but still lay eggs?

Answer 26

Ovoviviparous.

Question 27

True or False: Asexual reproduction can produce clones of the parent organism.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What is budding in the context of asexual reproduction?

Answer 28

A process where a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud on the parent.

Question 29

Fill in the blank: Many reptiles and birds are classified as ______ because they lay eggs.

Answer 29

Oviparous.

Question 30

What is the reproductive strategy of producing many offspring with a low chance of survival called?

Answer 30

R-strategy.

Question 31

What is the reproductive strategy that involves producing fewer offspring with a higher chance of survival?

Answer 31

K-strategy.

Question 32

Multiple Choice: Which reproductive process is characterized by the fusion of sperm and egg? A) Budding B) Fertilization C) Fragmentation

Answer 32

B) Fertilization

Question 33

True or False: Sexual reproduction is generally slower than asexual reproduction.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

What is the term for the process of developing a new organism from a fragment of the parent organism?

Answer 34

Fragmentation.

Question 35

Fill in the blank: In some species, ______ can reproduce by splitting into two or more parts.

Answer 35

Starfish.

Question 36

What is the term for the protective structure that surrounds the egg in many species?

Answer 36

Egg shell.

Question 37

What is the significance of genetic variation in reproduction?

Answer 37

It increases the adaptability and survival of a species.

Question 38

Multiple Choice: Which process allows for the mixing of genetic material from two parents? A) Mitosis B) Meiosis C) Binary fission

Answer 38

B) Meiosis

Question 39

Marsupials

Answer 39

Mammals in which the offspring is born in an incomplete state and often carried in a pouch on the mothers belly e.g kangaroos

Question 40

Placental mammals

Answer 40

Bears live young as the young is nourished before birth in the mothers uterus