Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction

Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires _____ parents.

• 1,1

• 2,2

• 2,1

• 1,2

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm what type of reproduction is happening?

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Where does an offspring get its traits in asexual reproduction?

• From both parents.

• From only one parent.

• From neither parent.

• There are no traits handed down.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Happens very quickly
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

• Only one parent needed
• Off spring are exact copies of parents
• Happens very quickly
• Needs two parents

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A mode of reproduction in which an organism arises from two organisms and inherits half of its DNA from each parent

• Sexual Reproduction
• Asexual Reproduction
• Cloning
• Fragmentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism?

• makes its own food
• goes away
• live in a marine habitat
• reproduces asexually

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is a disadvantage for sexual reproduction?

• a lot of time and energy is required for making gametes and finding mates
• offspring can be produced more quickly than by asexual means
• the genetic diversity makes organisms respond differently to environmental changes
• the offspring are genetically different

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which type(s) of reproduction produce offspring?

• asexual
• sexual
• both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2