Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction

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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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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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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Requires two parents

• sexual

• asexual

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Requires only one parent

• sexual

• asexual

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When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -

• contain fewer mutations
• be lesser in quantity
• be simpler overall
• show more variation

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In sexual reproduction the male produces ___ cells.

• Malex

• Quack

• Egg

• Sperm

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In sexual reproduction the female produces ___ cells.

• Femalex

• Quack

• Egg

• Sperm

Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires ___ parents

• 1,1
• 2,2
• 2,1
• 1,2 

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California blackworms, also known as mudworms, are able to break apart. Each body section that broke apart is able to become an identical new worm. What type of reproduction does this example represent?

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

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