Reproduction and Heredity

Sexual reproduction has

• 1 parent

• 2 parents

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Asexual reproduction creates offspring that are

• genetically identical to the parent

• different from the parent

• different from each other

• formed by 2 parents

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Budding, vegetative propagation, regeneration, and binary fission are all types of

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

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Plants like potatoes and strawberries reproduce by

• regeneration

• binary fission

• vegetative propagation

• budding

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The type of asexual reproduction shown in the diagram is called

• regeneration

• binary fission

• vegetative propagation

• budding

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What is it called when the egg and sperm cell join?

• zygote

• gamete

• fertilization

• mitosis

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 Which of the following requires only ONE parent creating a clone of themselves-no diversity, large amounts of offspring?

• Asexual reproduction

• Meiosis

• Sexual reproduction

• DNA Replication 

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What is an advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

• It increases diversity in the population, making it more adaptable to changing environments. 
• It is better for all organisms to be the same.
• It happens faster.
• It helps skin cells divide faster to heal wounds.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

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