Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction

Reproduction is when a(n) _____________________.

• new organism is made

• organism dies

• organism eats food

• organism fights another organism

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Reproduction results in new _______________.

• parents

• offspring

• grandparents

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Offspring means ___________________.

• babies or young

• parents

• grandparents

• cousins

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A female salmon lays eggs on a stream bed (spawn) to be fertilized by the male.

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Both sexual and asexual reproduction

• Neither type of reproduction

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The offspring of sexual reproduction are genetically _____________.

• identical

• the same

• different

• clones

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Which is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• It only needs one parent to produce offspring.

• It is a rapid process.

• It allows genetic variation.

• It produces identical offspring.

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What is a possible disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

• no genetic diversity

• all clones being produced

• offspring are genetically diverse

• takes longer to produce offspring

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The offspring of sexual reproduction:

• receives half of its genetic material from each parent

• receives all of its genetic material from one parent

• receives genetic material from an outside source

• develops genetic material independent of any other source

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An amoeba divides itself into two cells.

What type of reproduction?

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

• Both asexual and sexual reproduction

• Neither type of reproduction

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The offspring of asexual reproduction are genetically _____________.

• identical

• variant

• different

• nonsense

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