Asexual & Sexual Reproduction

Which of the following describes asexual reproduction?

• the process of meiosis in a fruit fly
• fertilization of a chicken egg
• binary fission in an amoeba
• the process of embryo development in a mouse

What advantage do the offspring of a dandelion have by reproducing asexually?

• Reproduction occurs rapidly
• Reproductive competition is increased
• Mating compatibility improves
• Diversity increases between generations

Which is a characteristic of asexual reproduction?

• Half of the offspring have learned traits similar to the parents
• All of the learned traits pass from parents to offspring
• All of the inherited traits are the same as the parents
• Half of the inherited traits come from two parents

Onions can reproduce from bulbs. One parent bulb generates daughter bulbs with duplicate genetic information. Which is the MOST likely advantage of this kind of reproduction?

• Population size remains constant
• Beneficial mutations are inevitable
• Genetic variation is maximized
• Many offspring are produced rapidly

Which BEST describes sexual reproduction in all animals?

• Egg and sperm join together
• Pollen and seed join together
• Offspring have traits of only one parent
• Offspring are identical to one parent

Vertebrate animals produce offspring by sexual reproduction. Which is an advantage of this type of reproduction?

• Time and energy is used to find a mate in the population
• There is increased genetic diversity within the population
• The offspring grows faster than one that is produced asexually
• The offspring receives its DNA from one parent and is identical to that parent

Which statement describes a characteristic of both sexual and asexual reproduction?

• The processes require egg cells
• New cells are produced
• Two parents are required
• The processes produce genetically unique offsprings

Some fungi can reproduce either asexually or sexually, resulting in offspring with different characteristics. Sexually produced offspring have

• a complex level of cell organization
• a number of organelles in each cell
• a lesser risk of having mutations than asexually produced offspring
• a combination of genetic material from each parent cell

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

• fission
• budding
• fragmentation
• meiosis

In animals, which structure passes the mother's DNA to offspring?

• sperm
• seeds
• pollen
• eggs