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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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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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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This is when a new organism grows by cell division on the body of its parent. The bud, or offspring is identical to the parent. The bud, when large enough, can break off of the parent and live on its own.  Examples of this include yeast, hydra and potatoes.
 

• Regeneration
• Vegetative propagation
• Fission
• Budding

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This occurs when an offspring grows from a piece of its parent. Examples include Sea Stars, Sea urchins, sea cucumber, sponges, and planarians

• Vegetative propagation
• Budding
• Regeneration
• Fission

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 A white cat had a litter of kittens that were orange, grey, and black and white spotted. Is this the result of sexual or asexual reproduction? And how would you characterize the offspring listed above?

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

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Asexual reproduction like mitosis produces

• Two offspring cells with the same genetic material as the parent cell.

• Two offspring cells with half genetic material as the parent cell.

• Four offspring cells with the same genetic material as the parent cell.

• Four offspring cells with half the genetic material as the parent cell.

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