Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction

How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?

• one 
• two
• three
• four

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Which type of asexual reproduction is taking place?
A planarian is a non-parasitic flatworm.  If a planarian was injured by a predator, it could re-grow its body parts.  If the body parts were not eaten by the predator, the part could re-grow into a whole new planarian as well.

• Budding
• Fission
• Vegetative propagation
• Regeneration

The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?

• Different than their parents
• Identical to parents
• Like a combination from both parents
• A different species

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If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -

• identical to only one parent
• identical to all of its siblings
• a unique combination of traits
• the recessive traits of each parent

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Prokaryotes (bacteria) reproduce asexually via -

• spore formation
• bud creation
• vegetative propagation
• binary fission

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Provided is a table of organisms and some data on their characteristics. Based on the information in the table, which organism is likely to produce offspring with the greatest genetic diversity?

• Black mold
• Bell tree dahlia
• Spruce
• Hydra

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When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -

• contain fewer mutations
• be lesser in quantity
• be simpler overall
• show more variation

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All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -

• makes its own food
• is unicellular
• live in a marine habitat
• reproduces asexually

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The genetic material of an offspring of sexually reproducing organisms is best described as–

• identical to that of the other offspring
• a copy of the genetic material of the mother
• a copy of the genetic material of the father
• genes from both parents, in unique combinations

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The male typically deposits a spermatophore on the ground or in the water and the female picks this up.  The female salamander then lays its eggs on a stick or rock near water or on land.   There are several different species of salamanders with different colorful patterns.
Which type of reproduction is taking place?

• Asexual reproduction with uniform offspring
• Sexual reproduction with diverse offspring
• Asexual reproduction with diverse offspring
• Sexual reproduction with uniform offspring

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