Lesson 4.1 Vocabulary

All Offspring of Asexual reproduction are identical

• True
• False

How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?

• 4
• 1
• 9
• 100

Which process is considered to be faster? 

• Asexual
• Sexual 

Some advantages of sexual reproduction include: (select all that apply)

• genetic variation

• improves chances of adapting to the environment

• helps species survive catastrophes

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

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

• budding

• fission

• fragmentation

• sporulation

What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?

• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce
• Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce

Hydra uses budding

• Sexual
• Asexual
• Both
• Neither

Which of these is NOT an advantage of asexual reproduction.

• Enables organisms to reproduce without a mate

• Requires less time and energy

• Results in little genetic variation

• Enables organisms to produce large amounts of offspring

• Enables plants to spread and colonize an area in a short period of time

Which is a type of Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual

• Binary fission

• Cells

• organism

What are some of the facts about sexual reproduction? 

• Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce 
• Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce 
• Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce