Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

Involves two parents and produces offspring different from parents

• cloning

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

The movement of pollen from one flower to another flower

• zygote

• pollination

• fertilization

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

• regeneration

• mitosis

• binary fission

• budding

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When an organism grows back a part that it lost

• fertilization

• binary fission

• regeneration

• budding

Type of reproduction that makes an identical copy of a parent cell

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

Female reproductive cell in animals

• egg

• pollen

• sperm

• zygote

Male reproductive cell in animals

• egg

• sperm

• clone

• pollen

What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

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

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Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires ___ parents

• 1,1
• 2,2
• 2,1
• 1,2 

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If an environment suddenly changes, which type of reproduction would be most beneficial? Why?

• Asexual, because asexual organisms always have variation within species.
• Sexual, because sexual organisms have variation within species.
• Both Asexual and Sexual reproduction would be beneficial, because they both have variation within species.
• Asexual, because asexual organisms have no variation, so they can adapt to a changing environment.

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