Biological Life Cycle Quiz

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In a biological life cycle, which stage often begins as a zygote?

  • New zygote stage
  • Egg stage (correct)
  • Adult stage
  • Offspring stage

What process concludes the biological life cycle?

  • Sexual reproduction (correct)
  • Asexual reproduction
  • Growth
  • Producing offspring

For plants and many algae, what is the term used for the two multicellular stages in the life cycle?

  • Ontogeny
  • Development
  • Alternation of generations (correct)
  • Life history

What type of life cycle involves a change from a diploid stage to a haploid stage?

<p>Haplontic life cycle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many multicellular stages are typically found in the life history of red algae?

<p>Three (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must occur to return from a diploid stage to a haploid stage in a life cycle involving sexual reproduction?

<p>Meiosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which life cycle do multicellular diploid and haploid stages occur?

<p>Diplontic life cycle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of meiosis has mitosis in two stages, both the diploid and haploid stages?

<p>Sporic meiosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of meiosis has mitosis during the 2n phase?

<p>Gammatic meiosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which botanist demonstrated that alternation of generations is a feature that unites plants and published this result in 1851?

<p>Wilhelm Hofmeister (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organisms are haplonts in the haplontic life cycle?

<p>Most fungi (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of life cycle produces several haploid cells immediately after karyogamy?

<p>Zygotic meiosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term was proposed initially for algae by Nils Svedelius and then became used for other organisms?

<p>Haplobiont (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the disproof of the ideas of spontaneous generation in the 1840s and 1850s?

<p>Complex life cycles of various organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Zygotic meiosis' and 'gametic meiosis' are collectively termed as what type of meiosis?

<p>'Haplobiontic' meiosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of providing students with two different kinds of 'pollen' in the activity?

<p>To observe the pollination process (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are homeschool students suggested to work in pairs for the activity?

<p>To ensure accurate observation of the pollination process (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the readings suggested for students reading below grade level?

<p>Kangaroos (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of the 'Open-and-go lessons' mentioned in the text?

<p>To inspire kids to love science (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do students need to make two flower models for the activity?

<p>To simulate the transfer of pollen from one flower to another (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the suggested method for groups of four students to observe 'pollen' in the activity?

<p>Share two cups of 'pollen' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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