Biology Class Test - Reproduction

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Name the two main methods of reproduction.
Asexual and sexual.
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In asexual reproduction, the offspring have exactly the same genes as the parent. They are ______.
Clones.
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Sexual reproduction involves the joining together of gametes. This is called _____________.
Fertilisation.
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Give 4 differences between sperms and eggs.
Sperms are smaller and swim using a tail. Eggs have a food store and there are far fewer of them.
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What are a) male sex cells and b) female sex cells in a flowing plant?
a) pollen grains b) egg cells
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What do we call it when a pollen nucleus joins with an egg nucleus to make a seed?
Fertilisation.
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What do we call the process of cloning plants and growing them in agar jelly?
Tissue culturing.
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Why does tissue culture have to take place in sterile conditions?
To prevent contamination by fungi.
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Name 2 advantages of plant tissue culture.
Any 2 of: cheap, time-effective, all the good qualities of parent plant, can be done all year round.
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Name 2 disadvantages of plant tissue culture.
All plants will be effected by a disease or change in environmental conditions, plants will lack genetic variation.
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Name 2 other ways of cloning plants.
Grafting and taking cuttings.
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Explain how Dolly the sheep was created.
Nucleus taken out of mother's udder cell and inserted into an egg (of a donor sheep) which had its nucleus removed.
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What is embryo transplantation?
Embryos are split and transplanted into surrogate mothers.
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What are the potential benefits of human cloning?
Cloned stem cells could be used to treat incurable diseases or create replacement body parts.
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What are the arguments against human cloning?
Many people argue that creating human embryos for experimentation and subsequent destruction is unethical.
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In asexual reproduction, the offspring have exactly the same genes as the parent. They are ______.

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Clones.

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Sexual reproduction involves the joining together of gametes. This is called _____________.

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Give 4 differences between sperms and eggs.

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What are a) male sex cells and b) female sex cells in a flowing plant?

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