Sexual Reproduction

Eggs are motile. --True --False

False

Gametangia are produced by gametes. --True --False

False

The genetic information in a gamete is identical to one of the original separated sets of chromosomes in the parent. --True --False

False

It is possible for some microorganisms to have two sexes. --True --False

True

Successful breeding is limited to the gametes of the same created "kinds" of organisms. --True --False

True

The condition in which gametes of the same species have the same shape, but different sizes is called ____________________.

anisogamy

Which of the following would always contain an egg cell?

archegonium

The maximum number of sperm that can fertilize one egg is one, in order to yield a _____________ chromosome condition.

diploid

The genetic requirement for ______________ to operate is the acquiring of new genetic information during reproduction.

evolution

All the gametes of isogamous organisms are genetically identical. --True --False

false

A generalized term for organs in animals which produce sex cells is:

gonad

Conjugation occurs in ________________ protists and involves the transfer of genetic information between organisms.

isogamous

A condition in which the gametes are the same shape and size would be called:

isogamy

The condition common to protozoa whereby the cell of the organism acts as a gamete is __________________.

isogamy

Organisms having eggs and sperm are said to be:

oogamous

In flowering plants the egg occurs inside the:

ovary

What are three advantages to sexual reproduction?

produces resistance to unfavorable conditions; Produces disease-free seed plants; produces genetic variations

Genetic variability, or the uniqueness of individual offspring, for many animals and plants is the result of a process called ___________________.

sexual reproduction

Oogamy always involves fertilization from gametes of differing sizes. --True --False

true

A fertilized egg cell is called the:

zygote