Asexual/Sexual Reproduction

What is the big advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Can quickly grow the population

• Can adapt to changing environments

• Offspring are guaranteed to be successful in an unchanged environment.

• Only one parent is required to reproduce.

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In sexual reproduction, the offspring are.

• identical (uniform)

• diverse (different)

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Which type of reproduction takes the most time?

• spore reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• anaphase reproduction

• asexual reproduction

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In asexual reproduction, the offspring are.

• identical (uniform)

• diverse (different)

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___________________ is a type of asexual reproduction in which a piece of a parent organism breaks off to form an new organism (ex. starfish).

• budding

• fission

• fertilization

• regeneration

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What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

• Fragmentation

• Binary Fission

• Regeneration

• Budding

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Some advantages of sexual reproduction include: (select all that apply - there are 3)

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

• genetic variation

• improves chances of adapting to the environment

• helps species survive catastrophes

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What are some advantages of asexual reproduction are: (select all that apply - there are 3)

• offspring are already well-adapted for the environment

• it only requires one organism

• there is a lot of genetic variety

• it takes less energy than sexual reproduction

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Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• All of the above

• Removes bad genes from the population

• Leads to genetic variations in new generation, which is fundamental for environmental adaptation

• Organism is more protected – does not necessarily have the weakness of parent

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Which type of reproduction works best for organisms that are not mobile and cannot look for a a mate?

• anaphase reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• spore reproduction

• asexual reproduction

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