Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

There are two types of reproduction :

• semisexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• bisexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

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What are the TWO types of fertilization associated with sexual reproduction?

• Internal fertilization

• External fertilization

• Asexual fertilization

When an offspring grows off from the body of a parent organism it is called __________________.

• budding

• fission

• fragmentation

• sporulation

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What are SOME ADVANTAGES of asexual reproduction?

• it only requires one organism

• it takes less energy than sexual reproduction

• offspring are well-adapted for their CURRENT environment

• there is a lot of genetic variety

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What are SOME advantages of sexual reproduction?

• genetic variation

• improves chances of adapting to the environment

• helps a species survive changes to its environment

• it doesn't take as much energy as asexual reproduction

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____________________ occurs when a male gamete (sperm) combines with a female gamete (egg).

• sporulation

• fertilization

• fission

• regeneration

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How many parents are required for sexual reproduction?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

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The smallest biological unit of a living organism is a

• cell

• compound

• element

• molecule

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Fully grown parent cells split into two halves resulting in two daughter cells with the exact DNA as the parent.

• Binary Fission

• Budding

• Fragmentation

• Vegetative Reproductions

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A parent cell breaks into pieces and each piece becomes a new offspring.

• Binary Fission

• Budding

• Fragmentation

• Vegetative Reproductions

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