7.14 B asexual/sexual reproduction

A group of students prepared a table listing the types of reproduction that occur in several organisms. Based on this information, which of the organisms can produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent organism?

• Ferns only

• Amoebas and yeasts only

• Cats, hydras, frogs, and ferns only

• Amoebas, yeasts, hydras, and ferns only

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The hydra is a very small, simple animal that lives in water. Hydra reproduce asexually by budding, a process in which a bud breaks off an adult hydra and floats away.

Which of the following best describes a hydra bud?

• A hydra bud contains genetic material from its two parents.

• A hydra bud is genetically identical to the parent hydra.

• A hydra bud has different mutations than the parent hydra.

• A hydra bud has half as much genetic material as the parent hydra.

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Certain species of whiptail lizards have only female individuals and no males. These lizards reproduce asexually. What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction for these lizards?

• A new population can be established by a single individual in a relatively short period of time.

• All members of a population are genetically very similar and less able to survive environmental changes.

• They are smaller than lizards that reproduce sexually.

• They are more likely to develop a variety of tail lengths.

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