5.3-5.4 Reproduction and Heredity

Which of the following is an advantage of ASEXUAL reproduction?

• It is a slow process.
• Two parents are needed.
• The organism can increase in number quickly.

Which of the following is an advantage of SEXUAL reproduction?

• It can produce many young in a short period of time.
• It introduces genetic diversity in the offspring.
• It only requires one parent.

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Which of these statements correctly describes one way that asexual and sexual reproduction are alike?

• Both types of reproduction require two parents to produce offspring.
• Both types of reproduction results in offspring that are identical to one parent.
• Both types of reproduction enable genetic information to be passed from parent to offspring.

Which statement about a zygote that forms by fertilization is correct?

• The zygote has a full set of chromosomes, half from each parent.
• The zygote has half the full set of chromosomes from one parent.
• They zygote has half the full set of chromosomes, one-fourth from each parent.

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Which of the following organisms could be listed as an example of binary fission?

• bacteria that divide in two
• hydra that produces an outgrowth
• mushrooms that release tiny balls of cells that will land and grow

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Which of the following organisms could be listed as an example of budding?

• bacteria that divide in two
• hydra that produces an outgrowth
• spider plant that create little plantlets

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Which of the following organisms could be listed as an example of sexual reproduction?

• spider plant that create little plantlets
• mushrooms that release tiny balls of cells that will land and grow
• a duck that lays eggs and produces numerous ducklings?

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Which of the following organisms could be listed as an example of spore production?

• bacteria that divide in two
• spider plant that create little plantlets
• mushrooms that release tiny balls of cells that will land and grow

Which of the following organisms could be listed as an example of vegetative propagation?

• hydra that produces an outgrowth
• spider plant that create little plantlets
• mushrooms that release tiny balls of cells that will land and grow

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Who is known as the "father of genetics?"

• Thomas Edison
• James Watson
• Gregor Mendel