Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Review

fission

cloning

budding

vegetative regeneration

Offspring will be successful in an unchanged environment.

Only requires one parent to produce offspring.

Good at adapting to changing environments.

Can reproduce rapidly.

3%

25%

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100%

Physically Identical

Physically and Genetically Identical

Genetically Identical

Not Identical

2 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

4 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

2 daughter cells with the half the number of chromosomes as the parents cell.

4 daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

4%

50%

25%

100%

2 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

4 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

2 daughter cells with the half the number of chromosomes as the parents cell.

4 daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Sperm Cell

Egg Cell

Somatic Cell

Skin Cell

Pollen

The plants reproduce asexually, and the offspring receive all their genes from a single parent

The plants reproduce sexually, and the offspring receive a unique combination of genes from both parents.

The plants reproduce asexually, and the offspring develop new genes with age

The plants reproduce sexually, and the offspring exchange genes with each other.

Can quickly grow the population

Only one parent is required to reproduce.

Offspring are guaranteed to be successful in an unchanged environment.

Can adapt to changing environments

The population can increase from only one parent

Energy is not required to find a mate.

The population can increase quickly.

Offspring are more likely to survive environmental changes.

Some offspring are more likely to survive a disease.

beneficial genetic traits

a complete set of traits

both inherited and acquired traits

a new combination of traits

2 and 3

2 and 4

1 and 2

1 and 4