Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

In asexual reproduction:

• only 1 parent is required

• 2 parents are required

• no parents are required

Reproduction can begin once an organism __________ and conditions are _________.

• faces environmental pressures

  unfavourable

• reaches sexual maturity

  favourable

• finds a mate

  unfavourable

• undergoes meiosis

  favourable

Which reproduction process occurs more quickly and produces many more offspring?

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• they're both the same

For offspring that are produced via asexual reproduction, maturation is reached _____________ than for offspring produced via sexual reproduction.

• more quickly

• less quickly

• less frequently

For which type of reproduction are offspring genetically identical to their parent?

• asexual

• sexual

• neither can produce identical offspring

• both can produce identical offspring

Offspring that are genetically identical to their parent can thrive:

• under different conditions than their parent lived

• the same conditions as their parent lived

• only with the protection and guidance of their parent

• only when their parent dies

Which is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

• populations take a long time to grow

• populations lack genetic diversity, making them vulnerable

• offspring are slow to reach sexual maturity

• offspring are not vulnerable to environmental changes

Sexual reproduction results in genetic variation because sex cells (gametes) go through the process of:

• mitosis

• meiosis

• interphase &

  cell growth

• cell division

The facts that organisms might die before they find a mate and reproduce is a(n):

• disadvantage of sexual reproduction

• disadvantage of asexual reproduction

• advantage of asexual reproduction

• advantage of sexual reproduction

Populations of a species take longer to grow in sexual reproduction as a consequence of:

(select ALL that apply)

• offspring take longer to reach sexual maturation

• fewer offspring are produced

• offspring requiring substantial time and energy from parents before independence

• genetic diversity reducing the chance of survival

• unsuccessful organisms passing on their poor traits to offspring