Lesson 1

Fill in the blanks

1__________________produces an offspring when genetic

materials from two different sex cells combine.

2. During a process called fertilization, an egg cell and a sperm

cell join together. The new cell that forms is called
a____________________.

3. . Organisms that reproduce sexually make two kinds

of cells: ______________________and
___________________________.

4. ________________________ are pairs of chromosomes that

have genes for the same traits arranged in the same order.

5. In meiosis, one diploid cell divides and makes_____________

haploid cells.
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TRUE or FALSE
Instruction: Please COLOR the right answer.

1. During interphase, the reproductive cell grows and duplicates

its chromosomes.

TRUE FALSE

2. Meiosis creates genetic variation by producing chloroplast.

TRUE FALSE

3. During mitosis and cell division, a body cell and its nucleus
divide once and produce only one cell.
.

TRUE FALSE

4. During meiosis, a reproductive cell and its nucleus divide

twice and produce four cells––two pairs of identical haploid
cells.

TRUE FALSE

5. Sexual reproduction produces offspring that have a new

combination of DNA.

TRUE FALSE
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Multiple Choice
Instruction: Please COLOR the right answer

1. It is one disadvantage of sexual reporduction:

A. Organisms lose cells.
B. Organisms have to grow and develop until they are mature
enough to produce sex cells.
C. It is dangerous.

2. In this type of reproduction, one parent organism produces offspring without

meiosis and fertilization.
A. Asexual
B. Sexual
C. Both

3. Cell division in prokaryotes is known as:

A. Mitosis
B. Bureaucracy
C. Fission

4. Many unicellular eukaryotes reproduce by:

A. Mitotic Cell Division
B. Sistolic procedures
C. Bad decisions

5. In this stage, a new organism grows on the body of its parent by mitosis and
cell division:
A. Regeneration
B. Budding
C. Hair loss
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Complete Answer
Answer the following questions COMPLETELY

1. What is vegetative reproduction?

2. What is cloning?

3. Why is genetic variation important?

4. What is mutation?

5. Please write examples of living organisms who use

regeneration.