Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction

Which process produces offspring from two parents?

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Binary Fission

• Budding

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Describe the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction.

• Sexual reproduction requires one parent, but asexual requires two.

• Sexual reproduction produces identical offspring, but asexual produces offspring that are a combination of both parents.

• Sexual reproduction requires two parents, but asexual requires one

• Sexual reproduction is faster than asexual reproduction

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Which organism would you classify as sexually reproducing?

• An amoeba that splits through binary fission

• A starfish that reproduces by breaking off and regenerating parts of its body

• A chicken egg that is fertilized by a rooster

• A strawberry that reproduces through runners in the ground

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How does the DNA of asexually reproducing plant relate to its parent(s)?

• Its DNA is a combination of two parents DNA

• Its DNA has mutations

• Its DNA is identical to its parent

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A gardener noticed that the offspring of his strawberry plants looked identical, while all of the flowering plants looked different. Which is likely true of the plants?

• The strawberries reproduce asexually, while the flowering plants reproduce sexually.

• The strawberries reproduce sexually, while the flowering plants reproduce asexually.

• Both the strawberries and flowering plants reproduce sexually.

• Both the strawberries and flowering plants reproduce asexually.

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Bacteria reproduce by dividing through a process called binary fission. Which type of reproduction is described above?

• Asexual

• Sexual

• Meiosis

• Fertilization

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Which cell aids in sexual reproduction?

• Nerve cell

• Skin cell

• Muscle cell

• Egg cell

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What process do multi-cellular asexual organisms use to reproduce?

• Fertilization

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Binary Fission

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How do the number of chromosomes in an asexually reproducing plant compare to its parents?

• They are double the number.

• They are the same

• They are half the number

• They are triple the number

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Which organism reproduces sexually?

• Hydra

• Flowering plant

• Bacteria

• Starfish

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