U3:L6 Reproduction of Living Things

Which is usually more colorful in order to attract a mate?

• female

• male

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Why do peacocks have very bright feathers?

• To attract a mate

• To blend in to their environment

• To scare off predators

• To mimic other animals

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This type of reproduction requires 2 parents and leads to genetic variation in the offspring

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Mitosis

• Binary Fission

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This type of reproduction only requires one parent and leads to genetically identical offspring

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Mitosis

• Meosis

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Sexual reproduction requires two

• gametes

• blastocysts

• embryos

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A benefit of sexual reproduction is

• less energy is used

• greater genetic diversity in the species

• it is more efficient than asexual reproduction

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A disadvantage of sexual reproduction is that it is

• more time consuming than asexual reproduction

• creates less diversity than asexual reproduction

• uses less energy than asexual reproduction

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Why are you not genetically identical to your mom?

• You get all your genes from her

• You grew and developed in her

• You dad has strong genes

• You get half DNA from mom and half DNA from dad

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The male gamete is a ______. The female gamete is a _____. When the two gametes come together, it's called _____.

• egg, sperm, cell

• sperm, egg, gamete

• sperm, egg, fertilization

Pollination is

• the process by which seeds are spread

• the process by which the pollen is moved from the anther to the stigma

• when the pollen grows a tube down the style and into an ovule

• when the anther makes pollen

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