Asexual Reproduction Quiz: Genetics and Inheritance
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Asexual Reproduction Quiz: Genetics and Inheritance

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Which type of reproduction does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes?

  • Conjugation
  • Sexual reproduction
  • Parthenogenesis
  • Asexual reproduction (correct)
  • In which type of asexual reproduction does the parent organism divide in two to produce two genetically identical daughter organisms?

  • Conjugation
  • Binary fission (correct)
  • Parthenogenesis
  • Transformation
  • What is the primary form of reproduction for single-celled organisms such as archaea and bacteria?

  • Sexual reproduction
  • Conjugation
  • Asexual reproduction (correct)
  • Transformation
  • Which type of organisms can reproduce asexually, including plants, animals, and fungi?

    <p>Eukaryotic organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common form of asexual reproduction used by vertebrates when reproductive opportunities are limited?

    <p>Parthenogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mechanism for lateral gene transfer can be likened to sexual reproduction in the sense of genetic recombination in meiosis?

    <p>Conjugation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the formation of miniaturized plants called plantlets on specialized leaves?

    <p>Vegetative propagation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which process does the nucleus of the parent cell divide several times by mitosis, producing several nuclei?

    <p>Multiple fission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of reproduction involves the production of merozoites, sporozoites, and microgametes?

    <p>Multiple fission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves some cells dividing by budding, resulting in a 'mother' and a 'daughter' cell?

    <p>Budding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of reproduction do plants form bulbs or tubers?

    <p>Vegetative propagation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the production of haploid spores rather than gametes?

    <p>Spore formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process favored by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, which involves an unusual process in which daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell, which is then consumed by the offspring prior to their separation?

    <p>Budding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Endodyogeny' and 'endopolygeny' are associated with which process?

    <p>Budding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reproduction does baker's yeast undergo?

    <p>Budding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reproduction involves the production of cysts and then the production of protoscolex with budding?

    <p>Budding</p> Signup and view all the answers

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