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