Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

Select all the types of reproductions that represent methods of asexual reproduction.

• Runners

• Bulbs

• Formation of flowers

• Budding

• Fertilization of gametes

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How many parents are required for asexual reproduction?

• 1

• 2

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How many parents are required for sexual reproduction?

• 1

• 2

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Select all the ADVANTAGE(S) of ASEXUAL reproduction

• Produces offspring fast

• Can produce many offspring

• Creates variation in the offspring

• Maintains good traits found in the parents

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Select all the ADVANTAGE(S) of SEXUAL reproduction

• Produces offspring fast

• Can produce many offspring

• Creates variation in the offspring

• Maintains good traits found in the parents

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What type or types of reproduction do prokaryotic cells use to create offspring?

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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What type or types of reproduction do eukaryotic cells use to create offspring?

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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Select all the DISADVANTAGES of SEXUAL reproduction

• Maintains all the bad traits seen in the parent

• Reproduction is slow

• Have to find a mate in order to reproduce

• Creates variation in the offspring

Select all the DISADVANTAGES of ASEXUAL reproduction

• Maintains all the bad traits seen in the parent

• Reproduction is slow

• Have to find a mate in order to reproduce

• Creates variation in the offspring

• If there is a change in the environment, all the organisms are likely to die because they are identical to each other

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is the process called that human body cells use to asexually produce new cells?

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Budding

• Binary Fission

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