Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

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What is the female sex cell called?

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Egg

Front

What type of genetic variation is expected in sexually reproducing organisms?

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Show more variation

Front

Do gametes have a haploid (n) or diploid (2n) number of chromosomes?

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Haploid

Front

What type of reproduction results in offspring that are identical to the parent?

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Asexual reproduction

Front

What is true about the offspring of asexually reproduced organisms?

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Identical to parents

Front

What is the male sex cell called?

Back

Sperm

Front

What process involves the fusion of male and female gametes?

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Fertilization

Front

What is the primary advantage of sexual reproduction?

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Increased genetic diversity

Front

What type of reproduction involves only one parent?

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Asexual reproduction

Front

What is the term for the process of cell division that produces gametes?

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Meiosis