Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Question 1

A slow reproduction process is a disadvantage of which form of reproduction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sexual reproduction

Question 2

Which statement describes a process associated with meiosis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Haploid cells join to form an organism that has a complete set of chromosomes.

Question 3

Which is a synonym for male and female sex cells?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

gametes

Question 4

Mitosis produces which cell type?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

diploid

Question 5

Which describes the four cells that are produced at the end of meiosis?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

genetically different haploid cells

Question 6

Scientists studied reproduction in the New Zealand mud snail. They wanted to determine whether reproducing sexually or asexually was more beneficial for the snails. Which of these hypotheses would least likely aid the scientists as they worked to answer the question?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Asexual reproduction is advantageous over sexual reproduction because it decreases the snails’ need for social interaction.

Question 7

Which process must the cell undergo to have genetically different cells at the end of cell division?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

meiosis

Question 8

Which process can be described as two cell divisions, genetic variation, and haploid cells?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

meiosis

Question 9

Which of these pairings is correct?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mitosis, part of asexual reproduction because it produces diploids

Question 10

Meiosis produces which cell type?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

haploid

Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Answers

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