Meiosis and Reproduction

Where does an off spring get its traits in asexual reproduction?

• From both parents
• From only one parent
• From neither parent
• There are no traits handed down

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires ___ parents

• 1,1
• 2,2
• 2,1
• 1,2 

All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -

• makes its own food

• is unicellular

• live in a marine habitat

• reproduces asexually

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Penguins lay 1-2 fertilized eggs that the male and female take turns incubating on their feet. What type of reproduction does this example represent?

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

2 dogs reproduce, 2 sex cells join together & form offspring. The resulting offspring is likely

• to express only recessive traits
• to be identical to ONE parent
• to share some traits from BOTH of its parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The genetic instructions are found in ---- within the DNA

• traits
• chromosomes
• genes
• DNA

Which of the following describes the main advantages of sexual reproduction? 

• requires lots of time/energy
• no new gene combos can arise 
• diversity
• looks identical to the parent

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

 A general name for a sex cell (egg or sperm) is a: 

• zygote
• gene
• offspring
• gamete

In general, asexual reproduction is used by _______ organisms.

• simple
• extinct
• complex

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A human body (somatic) cell usually has how many chromosomes?

• 6

• 22

• 4

• 46