Biology Practice test with Questions and
Answers/ 100% correct/ Grade A+
A plant, such as an iris, that reproduces asexually most of the time probably
A) is found in a changing environment.
B) produces offspring that move into new environments.
C) lacks the ability to make flowers.
D) forms spores.
E) has offspring that live in the same environment as the parents. - ✔️✔️E
An oak tree is a
A) sporophyte.
B) gametophyte.
C) gamete.
D) spore.
E) zygote. - ✔️✔️A
8) The sexual life cycle of plants is described as alternation of generations because it
alternates between
A) male plants and female plants.
B) reproductive plants and vegetative plants.
,C) eggs and sperm.
D) sporophytes and gametophytes.
E) flowers and spores. - ✔️✔️D
9) The sporophyte produces
A) spores by mitosis.
B) spores by meiosis.
C) gametes by mitosis.
D) gametes by meiosis.
E) gametes by mitosis, followed by meiosi - ✔️✔️d
1) Spores and gametes are both haploid reproductive cells. What is the difference between the
two?
A) Spores germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and gametes fuse to
form a diploid zygote.
B) Spores fuse to form a diploid zygote that eventually becomes the sporophyte, gametes.
C) Spores are found only in plants that reproduce asexually, and gametes are found only in
plants that reproduce sexually.
D) Gametes germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and spores carry
out fertilization. - ✔️✔️c
, 10) In the alternation of generations, what is formed when a spore germinates?
A) A plant that produces spores when mature.
B) An increased number of spores.
C) A plant that meiotically produces sex cells.
D) A haploid stage called the gametophyte.
E) A haploid stage called the sporophyte. - ✔️✔️C
13) ________ results in the production of spores in flowering plants.
A) Fertilization
B) Germination
C) Meiosis
D) Spermatogenesis
E) Mitosis - ✔️✔️B
16) In flowering plants, the sperm does not have to swim to the egg. The sperm reaches the
eggs by
A) wind pollination.
B) a pollen tube.
C) burrowing through the embryo sac wall.
Answers/ 100% correct/ Grade A+
A plant, such as an iris, that reproduces asexually most of the time probably
A) is found in a changing environment.
B) produces offspring that move into new environments.
C) lacks the ability to make flowers.
D) forms spores.
E) has offspring that live in the same environment as the parents. - ✔️✔️E
An oak tree is a
A) sporophyte.
B) gametophyte.
C) gamete.
D) spore.
E) zygote. - ✔️✔️A
8) The sexual life cycle of plants is described as alternation of generations because it
alternates between
A) male plants and female plants.
B) reproductive plants and vegetative plants.
,C) eggs and sperm.
D) sporophytes and gametophytes.
E) flowers and spores. - ✔️✔️D
9) The sporophyte produces
A) spores by mitosis.
B) spores by meiosis.
C) gametes by mitosis.
D) gametes by meiosis.
E) gametes by mitosis, followed by meiosi - ✔️✔️d
1) Spores and gametes are both haploid reproductive cells. What is the difference between the
two?
A) Spores germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and gametes fuse to
form a diploid zygote.
B) Spores fuse to form a diploid zygote that eventually becomes the sporophyte, gametes.
C) Spores are found only in plants that reproduce asexually, and gametes are found only in
plants that reproduce sexually.
D) Gametes germinate and grow into a multicellular haploid gametophyte, and spores carry
out fertilization. - ✔️✔️c
, 10) In the alternation of generations, what is formed when a spore germinates?
A) A plant that produces spores when mature.
B) An increased number of spores.
C) A plant that meiotically produces sex cells.
D) A haploid stage called the gametophyte.
E) A haploid stage called the sporophyte. - ✔️✔️C
13) ________ results in the production of spores in flowering plants.
A) Fertilization
B) Germination
C) Meiosis
D) Spermatogenesis
E) Mitosis - ✔️✔️B
16) In flowering plants, the sperm does not have to swim to the egg. The sperm reaches the
eggs by
A) wind pollination.
B) a pollen tube.
C) burrowing through the embryo sac wall.
