Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Which of the following is not a benefit of asexual reproduction?

• Offspring will be successful in an unchanged environment.

• Good at adapting to changing environments.

• Only requires one parent to produce offspring.

• Can reproduce rapidly.

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Asexual reproduction is associated with what type of cell division?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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An organism that has been reproduced by asexual means receives ______________ of its chromosomes from its one parent.

• 3

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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In asexual reproduction, all of the offspring are:

• Physically Identical

• Genetically Identical

• Physically and Genetically Identical

• Not Identical

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What is the big advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Can quickly grow the population

• Offspring are guaranteed to be successful in an unchanged environment.

• Only one parent is required to reproduce.

• Can adapt to changing environments

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What is the type of cell division associated with sexual reproduction?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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An organism that has been reproduced by sexual reproduction received ____________ of its chromosomes from the male parent.

• 4

• 25%

• 50%

• 100%

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These are long strands of DNA in the nucleus that controls the traits of an organism.

• Gene

• Allele

• Chromosomes

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During mitosis the parent cell produces:

• 2 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• 2 daughter cells with the half the number of chromosomes as the parents cell.

• 4 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• 4 daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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During meiosis the parent cell produces:

• 2 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• 2 daughter cells with the half the number of chromosomes as the parents cell.

• 4 daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• 4 daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.