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The male typically deposits a spermatophore on the ground or in the water and the female picks this up.  The female salamander then lays its eggs on a stick or rock near water or on land.   There are several different species of salamanders with different colorful patterns.
Which type of reproduction is taking place?

• Asexual reproduction with uniform offspring
• Sexual reproduction with diverse offspring
• Asexual reproduction with diverse offspring
• Sexual reproduction with uniform offspring

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the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity
• trait
• gene
• allele

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How much DNA do you receive from one parent in asexual reproduction?

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%

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Heredity is best described as the -

• passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.

• movement of nutrients through the digestive system.

• creation of new blood cells to replace old blood cells.

• removal of waste products from processes within each cell.

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Why does sexual reproduction result in more genetic diversity than asexual reproduction? 

• Traits from two parents are combined. 
• More organisms reproduce this way. 
• Offspring grow in different environments. 
• Offspring come from identical parents. 

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If a cow has 60 chromosomes in a somatic cell how many chromosomes would be in a cow's sex cell?

• 60

• 120

• 30

• 90

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What would be a benefit to daughter cells that are exactly the same as the original cell?

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an organism produced as a result of reproduction

• offspring

• inherit

• gene version

• genetics

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as....

• hierarchy

• heredity

• traits

• genetics

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Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.
• 46 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes.
• 4 chromosomes.

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