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