Sexual and asexual reproduction Quiz
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1. What is true of offspring produced by asexual reproduction?
- A. They are genetically different from the parent
- B. They come from two parents
- C. They are genetically identical to the parent
- D. They are made by fertilisation
2. Why do offspring from sexual reproduction show variation?
- A. They receive a mixture of genes from two parents
- B. They are produced by mitosis
- C. They copy all the parent's DNA
- D. They have no chromosomes
3. What are gametes?
- A. Identical copies of the parent
- B. Cells made by binary fission
- C. Cells that cannot divide
- D. Sex cells such as sperm and egg cells
4. How do bacteria reproduce?
- A. By fertilisation
- B. By binary fission
- C. By meiosis
- D. By producing gametes
5. What is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
- A. It needs two parents
- B. It is very slow
- C. There is no variation, so a disease could affect every offspring
- D. It produces gametes