Asexual Reproduction Review

Fill in the Blank

Organisms that reproduce asexually go through _______

Multiple Choice

What is a disadvantage to asexual reproduction?

• Limited genetic diversity
• Increased genetic diversity
• More efficient use of resources
• Faster reproduction

Multiple Choice

What is an example of an organism that reproduces through budding?

• Hydra
• Human
• Oak tree
• Elephant

Match

Match the following types of asexual reproduction with their definition.

• Sporulation

• regeneration

• Budding

• Fragmentation

• Parthenogenesis

A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism develops from a single parent, and the offspring is genetically identical to the parent.

The process of forming a new individual from a part of the parent organism.

The formation of a new organism from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site.

The process of breaking into fragments and each fragment developing into a new individual.

The process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and some other arthropods.

• A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism develops from a single parent, and the offspring is genetically identical to the parent.

• The process of forming a new individual from a part of the parent organism.

• The formation of a new organism from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site.

• The process of breaking into fragments and each fragment developing into a new individual.

• The process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and some other arthropods.