Asexual Salamanders

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Multiple Choice

Finish the following statement.

The author develops the idea that polyploid salamanders don't need males by including information about

• limb regeneration.

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• genes

Multiple Choice

From the article, you can conclude that a genome is..

• a population of salamanders

• the complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism

• a male set of DNA

• an offspring

Multiple Choice

True or false? You have to have both males and females to reproduce.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How do the salamanders keep their gene pool varied?

• asexual reproduction

• "stealing" sperm from other salamanders

• cloning

• having two sets of chromosomes

Multiple Choice

Animals with more than two sets of chromosomes are called:

• clones

• polyploid

• genes

• haploid

Multiple Choice

Polyploid salamanders can regrow their tails ______ than their sexually reproducing cousins.

• the same speed as

• slower

• faster

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