Reproduction - Asexual vs Sexual

Reproduction - Asexual vs Sexual

Multiple Choice

Hydra, corals and sponges reproduce by _______________

• Fission

• Budding

• Spores

• Fragmentation

Multiple Choice

A starfish loses an arm. The starfish grows a new arm AND the arm grows into a new starfish.

This is an example of ____________

• Fission

• Budding

• Spores

• Fragentation

Multiple Choice

____________ occurs when a parent organism divides in half. The parent cell splits to form two, identical “daughter” cells.

• Fission

• Budding

• Spores

• Fragmentation

Multiple Choice

These reproduce by ___________

• Fission

• Budding

• Spores

• Fragmentation

A mutation story (4 min)

Link in the Google Meet chat

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.gen.mutationstory/a-mutation-story/

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.evo.peacock/tale-of-the-peacock/

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.evo.peacock/tale-of-the-peacock/

Multiple Choice

1) Which type of reproduction would be better for this scenario?

"I live in isolation and at times I do not encounter other organisms from my species."

• Sexual

• Asexual

Multiple Choice

2) Which type of reproduction would be better for this scenario?

"I live in an environment that changes often."

• Sexual

• Asexual

Multiple Choice

3) Which type of reproduction would be better for this scenario?

"I am a crop on a farm. The farmer wants me to become sweeter and more resistant to insects."

• Sexual

• Asexual

Multiple Choice

4) Which type of reproduction would be better for this scenario?

"I have been living in favourable conditions for a long time without much change to my environment. I am well adapted to this environment."

• Sexual

• Asexual