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What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Happens very quickly
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

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Mitosis creates daughter cells which are genetically identical to the parent cell

• True

• False

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If an offspring is produced through sexual reproduction, the offspring’s genetic material is always -

• A blend of the genetic material of its parents.

• identical to the genetic material of its siblings.

• a copy of the genetic material of one parent.

• completely unrelated to that of its parents.

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Requires two parents

• sexual

• asexual

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occurs in more complex organisms.

• sexual
• asexual

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occurs in more simple organisms.

• sexual
• asexual

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Passing of traits from parents to offspring

• Genes

• DNA

• Heredity

• Homozygous

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What kind of reproduction is pictured?

• spore reproduction

• fragmentation

• parthenogenesis

• budding

• runner

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What kind of reproduction is pictured?

• spore reproduction

• fragmentation

• parthenogenesis

• budding

• runner

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What is the purpose of meiosis?

• to help the organism grow

• to repair damaged cells

• to heal injuries

• to create diversity in offspring

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