Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Part 2

Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Part 2

by Gemma Calvo

​Describe how asexual reproduction results in uniform offspring.

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Which of the following shows asexual reproduction?

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Where does an off spring get its traits in asexual reproduction?

• From both parents
• From only one parent
• From neither parent
• There are no traits handed down

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What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?

• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce
• Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce

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Many invertebrate animals, such as the hydra, reproduce asexually. What form of reproduction in this stage of the life cycle of the hydra is shown in the diagram? 

• binary fission
• budding
  
• fragmentation 
• vegetation propagation

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How would you describe offspring created by asexual reproduction?

• Unlike the parents in any way

• A blending of both parent, sharing traits from both

• Only sharing traits with the mother

• Exact copies of the parent

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How many parents are needed for asexual reproduction?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?

• Different than their parents
• Identical to parents
• Like a combination from both parents
• A different species

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What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

• Binary Fission

• Budding

• Fragmentation

• Regeneration

• Vegetative Reproduction

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Which of the following scenarios of reproduction is most likely to form uniform offspring?

• Pollen from one flower pollinates an egg of another flower to produce seeds.

• a female fish lays unfertilized eggs in a river, and the male arrives later to fertilize the eggs.

• Spores are formed from two cells, each from individual fungi organisms.

• an amoeba splits during binary fission into two separate cells.

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Amoeba reproduce asexually? Which of the following statements best describes the new amoeba cell?

• The new amoeba cell only contains half of the genetic material from the parent amoeba cell.

• The new amoeba cell is a different species than the parent amoeba cell

• The new amoeba cell received half of its genetic material from each parent.

• The new amoeba cell is genetically identical to the parent amoeba cell.

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Requires only one parent

• sexual

• asexual

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Asexual reproduction like mitosis produces

• Two offspring cells with the same genetic material as the parent cell.

• Two offspring cells with half genetic material as the parent cell.

• Four offspring cells with the same genetic material as the parent cell.

• Four offspring cells with half the genetic material as the parent cell.

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All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -

• makes its own food
• is unicellular
• live in a marine habitat
• reproduces asexually

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How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?

• one 
• two
• three
• four

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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

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Which of the following statements would explain how asexual reproduction results to uniform offspring?

• Uniform offspring are produced when 2 mates reproduced.

• Uniform offspring are produced when the DNA of  2 parents are inherited by the offspring.

• Uniform  offspring are produced when there is only 1 parent and  the DNA of one parent is inherited making it look identical.

• Uniform offspring are produced when there are two parents involved and the offspring inherits a lot of DNA from 1 parent making it look identical.

​Sexual Reproduction

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Sexual Reproduction _____

• results in genetic variation in the offspring

• produces offspring that are identical to the parent

• decreases the chances of survival of the species

• results in genetic material being donated to offspring by only one parent

• produces uniform offspring

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Which is an example of sexual reproduction?

• An egg cell joining a sperm cell in fertilization.

• A hydra formed by budding

• An amoeba formed by binary fission

• A starfish formed by fragmentation

• A mushroom formed from a spore

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Jellyfish reproduce sexually. Which of the following best describes a jellyfish polyp (offspring)?

• The jellyfish polyp will be genetically identical to the parent jellyfish.

• The jellyfish polyp will be a diverse combination of the parent jellyfish genetic material.

• The jellyfish polyp will have twice as much genetic material as the parent jellyfish.

• The jellyfish polyp will be genetically identical to its siblings

• The jellyfish polyp not have variations that will help it adapt to its environment

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Which of the following scenarios of reproduction is most likely to form diverse offspring?

• a female cat's body collects sperm cells from multiple mates and uses the cells all at once to generate a litter.

• a bacteria cell replicates exponentially in a nutrient rich environment to generate a large colony.

• a scientist cuts a branch of a tree and applies a root growth hormone to cause the branch to grow into a mature tree.

• an individual hydra produces a bud which breaks off the animal to form a new adult.

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Which of the following will produce diverse offspring

• Binary fission of amoeba

• vegatative propagation of strawberries

• Budding of hydra

• external fertilization of fish

• Fragmentation of starfish

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Which is a type of sexual reproduction?

• Binary Fission

• Pollination

• regeneration

• budding

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Flowering plants reproduce.....

• asexually

• sexually

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sexual reproduction requires_______ partners.

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 23

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Sexual reproduction produce________offspring

• genetically cloned

• genetically diverse

• genetically altered

• genetically identical

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What organs of a flower are involved in sexual reproduction?

• Stamen, stem, and ovary

• Stem, petal, and pistil

• Ovary, stamen, and petal

• Pistil, ovary, and stamen

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Which reproduction does diverse offspring come from?

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual offspring

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Sexual reproduction results in

• Genetically unique offspring

• Genetically identical offspring

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Sexual reproduction results in

• No variation

• Large amounts of variation

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Which of the following describes the main advantages of sexual reproduction?

• requires lots of time/energy

• no new gene combos can arise

• genetic diversity

• looks identical to the parent

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How many parents are required for sexual reproduction? 

• one
• two
• four
• six

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What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Happens very quickly
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

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This requires two parents and results in offspring that are unique from the parent and each other.

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

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What is a benefit of Sexual Reproduction?

• Offspring will have genetic variation

• It requires two parents

• It is faster

• It requires one parent

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When a person inherits a characteristic or trait it is

• through bacterium

• through viruses

• through learning

• through DNA

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Some advantages of sexual reproduction include: (select all that apply)

• genetic variation

• improves chances of adapting to the environment

• helps species survive catastrophes

• it doesn't take as much energy as asexual reproduction

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What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• it is a faster process

• negative traits of parents may not always be passed to offspring

• it takes more energy and time

• finding a mate is necessary

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____________________ occurs when a male gamete (sperm) combines with a female gamete (egg).

• sporulation

• fertilization

• fission

• regeneration

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Which of these is the major disadvantage of Asexual Reproduction?

• Requires a lot of energy

• There is no genetic diversity

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Which characteristic is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• The genes of the parent and offspring are identical

• There is more genetic variety in the population

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One advantage of asexual reproduction is that the offspring will have a variation (mixture) of traits.

• True

• False

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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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What is one advantage of asexual reproduction?

• offspring are different from parents

• diseases are not passed from parent to offspring

• it takes a longer time

• it takes less time

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What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation

• Only needs one parent

• Happens very quickly

• Offspring are exact copies of parent

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Which is not an advantage for asexual reproduction?

• Less genetic variation

• No need for a mate

• Quick

• Produces more offspring

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Which statement gives an example of asexual reproduction?

• A new potato plant grows from a potato.

• Butterflies have genetic information from both parents.

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The graph shows the relative genetic diversity of two related species. These two species live in different areas but have similar population sizes.

Which statement could this graph support?

• Species 1 because it has more genetic diversity

• Species 2 because it has greater genetic diversity and uses sexual reproduction.

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Which of the following statements would explain how sexual reproduction results to  diverse offspring?

• Diverse offspring results when there are two parents and  both their DNA is inherited by the offspring.

• Diverse offspring results when there is only 1 parent and   the DNA is inherited by the offspring

• Diverse offspring results when the offspring inherits a lot of DNA  from two parents.

• Diverse offspring results when there are two parents and  only 1 DNA is inherited by the offspring

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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

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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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If the environment changes for an Asexual offspring it will?

• Explode
• Create another offspring
• Fall in love
• Die

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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

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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. 

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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