Asexual Reproduction

Starfish can asexually reproduce by producing offspring from a broken piece of the parent organism.  This is an example of...

• budding
• fragmentation
• binary fission
• vegetative propagation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Bacteria reproduce this way.

• budding
• fragmentation
• binary fission
• vegetative propagation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which type(s) of reproduction involves only ONE parent?

• asexual 
• sexual
• both

Which type(s) of reproduction involves genetically unique offspring - a variety?

• asexual
• sexual
• both

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which type(s) of reproduction involves offspring identical to the parent?

• asexual
• sexual
• both

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which type(s) of reproduction involves NO genetic diversity?

• asexual
• sexual
• both

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An example of an organism with budding

• bacteria
• starfish
• yeast 

An example of an organism with binary fission 

• bacteria
• starfish
• yeast 

Growing back a missing or lost body part

• binary fission

• budding

• sporulation

• regeneration

What is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

• Genetic Variation
• Less offspring
• More offspring