Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction

A mode of reproduction by which an organism arises from a single organism and inherit the identical genes of that parent

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Genetic Variation

• Alleles

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

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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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

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Requires two parents

• sexual

• asexual

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Requires only one parent

• sexual

• asexual

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A small growth on an organism that splits and grows into a new organism

• regeneration

• mitosis

• binary fission

• budding

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Where in an animal cell are chromosomes found?

• Nucleus

• Everywhere!

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What part of a cell is made of genes, and passes traits from parents to their offspring (children)?

• Cell wall

• Chromosomes

• Mitochondria

• Cell membrane

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Over time, organisms that reproduce only asexually do not have genetic variation. This can cause problems for the organisms because they might not be able to -

• have cell divisions

• produce enough offspring

• adapt to their environment

• grow

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which is a type of Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual

• Binary fission

• Cells

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2