Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction - SB3c

If a planaria is chopped into 3 parts, each part will grow into a new organism with identical DNA. Is planaria regeneration sexual or asexual?

• sexual

• asexual

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Is binary fission sexual or asexual?

• sexual
• asexual

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Is budding sexual or asexual?

• sexual
• asexual

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Is fertilization sexual or asexual?

• sexual
• asexual

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What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?
Fishermen work hard to catch and remove all the starfish that get into their favorite shell fishing beds and the “underwater farms” where they raise clams and oysters. In the past, they put the starfish into their boats, cut them up with knives, and then throw the pieces of starfish overboard. They thought this would kill the starfish. What they did not know was that each piece of starfish will grow into a whole new animal.

• Regeneration
• Vegetative propagation
• Budding
• Fission

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Prokaryotes reproduce asexually via -

• spore formation
• bud creation
• vegetative propagation
• binary fission

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The New Mexico whiptail lizard can reproduce both sexually and asexually. The most reliable way to determine that a group of offspring of New Mexico whiptail lizards was produced through asexual reproduction would be to look at which of the following characteristics?

• Physical appearance
• Habitat location
• Behavior patterns
• Genetic variation

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The saguaro is a tree-like cactus that grows over 50 feet tall in desert areas of North America. The cactus flowers in the spring and relies mainly on bats for pollination. The flowers produce fleshy fruit filled with thousands of seeds, each one genetically unique.  What type of reproduction is this?

• Asexual
• Sexual

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The common earthworm has both male and female reproductive parts. To reproduce, two worms come together to exchange sperm. Each worm deposits its own eggs and the donated sperm into a gooey cocoon that it leaves in the soil. Baby worms emerge a few weeks later.  What type of reproduction is this?

• Asexual
• Sexual

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Baker’s yeast is a tiny, single-celled fungus that makes bread dough rise and converts sugars in alcohol. This yeast reproduces by budding. As the small bud grows, it receives a copy of the parent’s nucleus. When the bud pinches off, the new cell is smaller than the parent cell but genetically identical  What type of reproduction is this?

• Asexual
• Sexual

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