Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

What form of reproduction creates gametes (reproductive cells)?

• Binary Fission

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Spore

Which of these organisms should be categorized as only reproducing asexually?

• Bacteria

• Gorilla

• Rose

• Fish

What causes variations within a species?

• Mutation and asexual reproduction

• Mutation and sexual reproduction

• Mitosis and asexual reproduction

• Mitosis and sexual reproduction

What statement accurately describes how the processes of mitosis and meiosis compare to each other?

• Both mitosis and meiosis form cells that have half of the parent's genetic information.

• In mitosis, a single cell produces two cells, but in meiosis a single cell creates four cells.

• Both mitosis and meiosis create cells that are genetically identical to the parent's genetic information.

• Meiosis creates cells identical to the parent, but mitosis forms cells with half the genetic information as the parent.

How does the offspring produced by asexual reproduction compare to the parent organism?

• One quarter of its genetic information is the same as the parent organisms

• Its genetic information is completely different from the parent organisms

• One half of its genetic information is the same as the parent organism

• All of its genetic information is the same as the parent

The offspring of Astrammina rara have genes identical to the parent. Which statement best describes asexual reproduction by Astrammina rara?

• Involves an egg and a sperm

• Requires a male and a female

• Reduces the variation in the offspring

• Increases the variation in the offspring

Which of the phrases should be placed in the middle section of a Venn Diagram that is comparing/contrasting Asexual and Sexual Reproduction?

• Genetic information from two organisms combines

• Genetic information passes to the next generation

• Involves mitosis, but not meiosis

• Always involves meiosis

Which is the primary advantage to sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

• The offspring are identical to parents

• There is longer development time for offspring

• The offspring are born alive, rather than from eggs

• The offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information

Larry uses a microscope to observe cells in the root tissue of an onion. He concludes that the cells are reproducing by mitosis. Which hypothesis is supported by his conclusion?

• The root tissue cells all have the same number of chromosomes

• The root tissue cells have the different genetic makeup

• The root tissue cells produce identical gametes

• The root tissue cells split to form stem cells

Which of the following identifies reproduction in Spirogyra as sexual reproduction?

• The cells of parent algae have nuclei

• Each offspring contains chloroplasts

• Several offspring may be produced at once

• Genetic material is contributed by two parent cells