Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction

A technique used to reproduce plants is shown in the diagram. This technique is a form of

• gene manipulation

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• gamete production

Which process produces the most variation within a species?

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• mitosis

• cloning

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1. Which process occurs in sexual reproduction?

• fission

• budding

• vegetative propagation

• fusion of gametes

1. Potato plants reproduce both sexually and asexually. Depending on the desired outcome, potato growers use both types of reproduction. A grower would most likely want the potato plants to reproduce asexually when 

• 1. selectively breeding new potato varieties 

• 1. there is a disease affecting similar potatoes growing in the area 

• 1. environmental conditions in the area are changing 

• 1. potatoes with the same traits are desired

The diagram illustrates asexual reproduction in yeast. Yeast produce offspring that usually have

• genes that are different from those of the parent

• genes that are identical to those of the parent

• half of the genetic information of the parent

• organelles that are not found in the parent 

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Models A and B illustrate two different methods of reproduction. Which statement best describes the offspring that result from these methods?

• Both models A and B produce offspring that have fewer chromosomes than the parent cells.

• Both models A and B result in offspring that have more chromosomes than the parent cells.

• 1. Model A produces offspring with genetic information different from the parent. Model B produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parents. 

• Model A produces offspring with identical genetic information to the parent cells. Model B produces offspring that are genetically different from the parent cells.

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1. Strawberries can reproduce by means of runners, which are stems that grow horizontally along the ground. At the region of the runner that touches the ground, a new plant develops. The new plant is genetically identical to the parent because

• it was produced sexually

• it was produced asexually

• 1. there were no other strawberry plants in the area to provide fertilization

• 1. nuclei traveled to the new plant through the runner to fertilize it

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A pattern of reproduction and growth in a one-celled organism is shown in the diagram. Which statement best describes this pattern of reproduction?

• All genetic material comes from one parent.

• The size of the parent determines the source of the genetic material.

• 1. Only some of the genetic material comes from one parent.

• 1. The size of the parent determines the amount of genetic material.

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The least genetic variation will probably be found in the offspring of organisms that reproduce using

• internal fertilization to produce an embryo

• fusion of eggs and sperm to produce zygotes

• 1. meiosis to produce gametes

• mitosis to produce a larger population

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An amoeba makes a copy of itself through the process of binary fission

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

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