Parthenogenesis definition - quiz - Biology Articles, Tutorials & Dictionary Online

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1. Which of the following is parthenogenesis?

Reproduction by means of mating between male and female

Reproducing offspring in the absence of a male gamete

Reproducing offspring in the absence of a female gamete

2. Parthenogenesis is a form of ....

asexual reproduction

sexual reproduction

either asexual or sexual reproduction

3. Parthenogenesis that produces a full clone of the mother

Apomixis parthenogenesis

Automixis parthenogenesis

Facultative parthenogenesis

4. An unfertilized egg develops parthenogenetically into a male

Deuterotokous

Thelytokous

Arrhenotokous

5. Which of the following is generally a disadvantage of parthenogenesis as a form of reproduction?

Conserves time in finding a mate

Relatively a quicker way to reproduce offspring

Offspring are predisposed to the same diseases inflicting the parent

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