U2M1L2: Types of Reproduction Essential Reading

What is asexual reproduction?

• Reproduction involving two parents

• Reproduction involving sex cells

• Reproduction involving only one parent

• Reproduction involving genetic variation

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What is the process by which offspring grow from part of a parent plant?

• Regeneration

• Vegetative reproduction

• Budding

• Fertilization

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What is the main advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Genetic variation among offspring

• Ability to reproduce without a mate

• Quick production of a large number of offspring

• Little genetic variation within a population

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What are the types of sex cells in sexual reproduction?

• Pollen and seeds

• Eggs and sperm

• Sperm and seeds

• Eggs and pollen

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What is the disadvantage of asexual reproduction in terms of genetic variation?

• Ability to survive harsh conditions

• Genetic variation among offspring

• Little genetic variation within a population

• Different set of traits in each offspring

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What is the process called when an egg cell and a sperm cell join together?

• Vegetative reproduction

• Regeneration

• Budding

• Fertilization

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What is the type of asexual reproduction where an organism grows on the body of its parent?

• Vegetative reproduction

• Regeneration

• Budding

• Fertilization

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What is the disadvantage of sexual reproduction in terms of time and energy?

• Takes time and energy to find mates

• Little genetic variation within a population

• Quick production of a large number of offspring

• Ability to reproduce without a mate

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What is the genetic material inherited by offspring in sexual reproduction?

• Half of their DNA from each parent

• All of their DNA from one parent

• Little genetic variation within a population

• Different set of traits in each offspring

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When an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring are

genetically ​ (a)   to the parent.

• different
• identical

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