Week 7: Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

What are the two types of reproduction in living things?

• Binary and Multiple

• Sexual and Asexual

• Vegetative and Budding

• Cloning and Fragmentation

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What process produces gametes (sperm and egg) in sexual reproduction?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Binary fission

• Budding

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What leads to variation in the offspring during sexual reproduction?

• Identical genetic material from each gamete

• Genetic material from each gamete is mixed

• No genetic material from gametes

• Only maternal genetic material

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What is the initial cell formed when two gametes fuse?

• Embryo

• Zygote

• Fetus

• Baby

In asexual reproduction, what is the result of the process?

• Four different offspring

• Two identical offspring (clones)

• One identical offspring

• Multiple different offspring

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Which of the following processes does not occur in asexual reproduction?

• Binary fission

• Fertilization

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

What type of offspring is produced in asexual reproduction?

• Genetically diverse offspring

• Genetically identical offspring

• Genetically similar offspring

• Genetically different offspring

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Which of the following is not a step in binary fission?

• Parent cell

• Nucleus divides

• Cytokinesis

• Fertilization

Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

• Slow reproduction rate

• Genetic diversity

• Requires two parents

• Lack of genetic variation

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What is the main difference in size between egg cells and sperm cells?

• Egg cells are smaller than sperm cells.

• Egg cells are the same size as sperm cells.

• Egg cells are much bigger than sperm cells.

• Egg cells are slightly bigger than sperm cells.