Biology Quiz 3 - Sexual Reproduction

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

isogamy

What are three advantages to sexual reproduction?

1. produces resistance to unfavorable conditions 2. produces disease-free seed plants 3. produces genetic variations

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

isogamous

Organisms having eggs and sperm are said to be:

oogamous

A fertilized egg cell is called the:

zygote

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

False

Gametangia are produced by gametes. True or False?

False

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

False

Oogamy always involves fertilization from gametes of differing sizes. True or 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

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

gonad

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

isogamy

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

sexual reproduction

In flowering plants the egg occurs inside the:

ovary

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

True

Eggs are motile. True or False?

False

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

True