Reproduction Review

Which process produces offspring from two parents?

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Binary Fission

• Budding

Describe the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction.

• Sexual reproduction requires one parent, but asexual requires two.

• Sexual reproduction produces identical offspring, but asexual produces offspring that are a combination of both parents.

• Sexual reproduction requires two parents, but asexual requires one.

• Sexual reproduction is faster than asexual reproduction.

Which organism would you classify as sexually reproducing?

• A strawberry plant that reproduces through runners in the ground

• A starfish that reproduces by breaking off and regenerating parts of its body

• An amoeba that splits through binary fission

• A chicken egg that is fertilized by a rooster

How does the DNA of an asexually reproducing plant relate to its parent(s)?

• Its DNA is a combination of two parent's DNA.

• Its DNA has mutations.

• Its DNA is identical to its parent.

• Its DNA has mutations.

A gardener noticed that the offspring of his strawberry plants looked identical, while all of the flowering plants looked different. Which is likely true of the plants?

• The strawberries reproduced asexually, while the flowering plants reproduced sexually.

• The strawberries reproduced sexually, while the flowering plants reproduced asexually.

• Both the strawberries and flowering plants reproduced sexually.

• Both the strawberries and flowering plants reproduced asexually.

Bacteria reproduce by dividing through a process called binary fission. Which type of reproduction is described above?

Which cell aids in sexual reproduction?

• Skin cell

• Sperm cell

• Nerve cell

• Muscle cell

What process do asexual organisms use to reproduce?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Fertilization

• Osmosis

How do the number of chromosomes in an asexually reproducing plant compare to its parents?

• They are double the number.

• They are the same.

• They are half the number.

• They are one-fourth the number.

Which organism reproduces sexually?

• Starfish

• Bacteria

• Flowering Plant

• Hydra