Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

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Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

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Multiple Choice

Requires two parents

sexual

asexual

Multiple Choice

Requires only one parent

sexual

asexual

Multiple Choice

The female reproductive organ in plants

pistil

stamen

filament

anther

Multiple Choice

The male reproductive organ in plants

anther

stigma

pistil

stamen

Multiple Choice

The part of stamen where the pollen grains are produced

style

filament

anther

stigma

Multiple Choice

The part of the flower where the ovules or egg cells are found

Ovary

stigma

Seed

style

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Asexual Reproduction

A means "without" or "not"
Occurs when organisms make more of itself (identical)
Practiced by most single-celled organisms including bacteria, archaebacteria, and protists. Some plants, animals, and fungi can reproduce asexually.

Types of Asexual Reproduction

Binary Fission
Budding
Spores
Fragmentation
Vegetative reproduction

Advantages of Asexual Reproduction

Rapid population growth
No mate needed
Fewer resources needed

Disadvantage of Asexual Reproduction

Lack of diversity

Multiple Choice

How does the DNA of the offspring formed from asexual reproduction compare to the parent?

none of the DNA is transferred to the offspring

half of the DNA is transferred to the offspring

the DNA of the offspring is identical to the DNA of the parent

none of these are correct

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT an advantage of asexual reproduction.

Enables organisms to reproduce without a mate

Requires less time and energy

Results in little genetic variation

Enables organisms to produce large amounts of offspring

Enables plants to spread and colonize an area in a short period of time

Multiple Choice

All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism?

makes its own food

goes away

live in a marine habitat

reproduces asexually

Multiple Choice

If the environment changes for an Asexual offspring it will?

Explode

Create another offspring

Fall in love

Die

Did you know???

Some species of plants, animals, and fungi are capable of both depending on the environment!

Sexual Reproduction

Occurs in some fungi, some protists, and many plants and animals.
Uniting of different gametes, which are reproductive cells
Genetic information from both parents
Offspring gets 23 chromosomes from each parent

Advantages of Sexual Reproduction

Increased diversity
Genetic variation
Survival advantage

Disadvantage of Sexual Reproduction

Time is needed to find a mate
Isolation cannot happen in order to mate

Multiple Choice

Why does sexual reproduction result in more genetic diversity than asexual reproduction?

Traits from two parents are combined.

More organisms reproduce this way.

Offspring grow in different environments.

Offspring come from identical parents.

Multiple Choice

What are some of the facts about sexual reproduction?

Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce

Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

Multiple Choice

Male and female reproductive cells are collectively known as:

spores

pollen

gametes

offspring

Multiple Select

What are some disadvantages to sexual reproduction? (select all that apply)

it takes a lot of energy to find a mate

you don't need another mate

it requires a male and a female

more genetic errors can occur

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