Asexual & Sexual Reproduction

When an offspring grows off from the body of a parent organism it is called ___.

• budding

• fission

• mitotic division

• cloning

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

___ occurs when a male sex cell (sperm) combines with a female sex cell (egg).

• budding

• fertilization

• fission

• regeneration

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

How many parents are required for sexual reproduction?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

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.

• ...lives in a marine habitat.

• ...reproduces asexually.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

___ is a type of reproduction in which the genetic material from two different cells combine, producing offspring.

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is true about asexual reproduction?

• Asexual reproduction takes only one parent to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce.

• Asexual reproduction takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two parents to reproduce.

• Asexual reproduction produces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce.

• Asexual reproduction takes only one parent to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is true about sexual reproduction?

• Sexual reproduction takes two parents to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce.

• Sexual reproduction takes one parent to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce.

• Sexual reproduction takes two parents to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce.

• Sexual reproduction takes one parent to reproduce and takes a longer amount of time to reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An advantage of sexual reproduction is that it...

• ...allows genetic variation.

• ...only needs one parent.

• ...happens very quickly.

• ...produces offspring are exact copies of the parent.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A disadvantage of sexual reproduction is that it...

• ...requires only one parent.

• ...produces offspring that are exact copies of parents.

• ...happens very quickly.

• ...needs two parents.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, ___ occurs.

• sexual reproduction

• differentiation

• asexual reproduction

• specialization

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2