7.14 B. Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Which best describes one disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

• It increases biodiversity

• It decreases biodiversity

• It decreases population size

• It increases combination of traits

• It produces diverse offspring

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Budding is a process in which a new individual is formed that is a clone of the parent. This type of reproduction is _____.

• Sexual

• Sporulation

• Asexual

• Binary Fission

• Fragmentation

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What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction.

• Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate

• Results in low genetic variation of the species

• Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring

• Takes less time to produce offspring

• Ability to reproduce rapidly

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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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In sexual reproduction how many genes does an offspring receive for each trait?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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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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A plant produces a new plant using a runner. What type of reproduction is shown?

• Asexual

• Regeneration

• Sexual

• Sporulation

• Fragmentation

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What advantage would a plant have when it reproduces using vegetative propagation?

• The plant can adapt easily to environmental changes.

• The plant will produce plants with genetic variability

• The plant will produce plants well adapted to its environment

• The plant will develop genetic diversity due to its parents DNA.

• The plant will be able to reproduce quickly.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

• Cell Division reproduce by binary fission and is sexual

• Mushroom formed by spores and is asexual

• Dog formed by internal fertilization and is sexual

• Frog formed by external fertilization and is sexual

• Hydra formed by budding and is asexual

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Which is not related to asexual reproduction

• only requires 1 parent

• Genetically identical to the parent/uniform offspring

• less variation or biodiversity

• easily adapts to changes in the environment

• fast population growth and requires less energy and time

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