Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction, Genetics and Heredity

How confident do you feel that you understand the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?

• Very Confident

• Kind Of Confident

• Not Confident

• I'm Not Sure

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Where is the genetic material that determines the inherited traits of an organism located inside of a eukaryotic cell?

• Cytoplasm

• Vacuole

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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Which of the following cell components are most involved in determining an organism's traits?

• Chromosomes

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

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Which cell components are responsible for the inherited traits that a pea plant possesses?

• DNA, nucleus, chromosomes

• Chromosomes, mitochondria, vacuoles

• Genes, cytoplasm, cell membrane

• DNA, proteins, chloroplasts 

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Sexual reproduction --

• results in genetic material being donated to offspring by only one parent

• produces offspring that are identical to the parent

• results in genetic variation in the offspring

• decreases the chances of survival of the species

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Which action is most likely to form uniform offspring?

• An amoeba splits during binary fission into two separate cells.

• A female fish lays unfertilized eggs in a river, and the male arrives later to fertilize the eggs.

• Pollen from one flower pollinates an egg of another flower to produce seeds.

• Spores are formed from two cells, each from individual fungi organisms.

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Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an unfertilized egg develops into an offspring. Which of the following is an advantage of offspring formed from parthenogenesis?

• Offspring are more resistant to disease than their parent.

• A population can form in a new area from an individual organism

• The genetic diversity is increased in the offspring.

• Members of the population are genetically similar. 

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Which cell organelle stores DNA?

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• Cell wall

• Vacuole

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What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

• Takes less time to produce offspring 

• Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate

• Results in low genetic variation of the species

• Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring

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Which examples represent sexual reproduction?

• A flower pollinating

• A sperm cell fertilizing an egg cell

• An amoeba reproducing through binary fission

• A hydra reproducing by budding

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