Definitions
One organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to itself
What is asexual reproduction?
Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?
A) Allows to rapidly reproduce
B) Takes longer
C) No genetic variation
A)Allows to rapidly reproduce
Which of the following is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
A)Genetic variation
B)Requires mate
C)Unable to adapt
B)Requires mate
The ability to regrow a missing part of the body replacing damaged tissue with normal tissue through the process of mitosis.
What is regeneration?
What is one advantage or disadvantage of either sexual or asexual reproduction?
Sexual advantages:Genetic variation, ability to adapt, and more chance of survival
Sexual disadvantages:Takes longer and requires mate
Asexual advantages:Doesn’t require a mate, allows to rapidly reproduce, and every member can reproduce
Asexual disadvantages: No genetic variation, unable to adapt, increases resource competition, every single trait is passed on
Two parents contribute DNA to offspring; offspring have a combination of traits from each parent
What is sexual reproduction?
Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
A)Any member can reproduce
B)The organism is more protected
C)Takes longer
B)The organism is more protected
Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
A)Unable to adapt
B)Every member can reproduce
C)Genetic variation
A)Unable to adapt
Type of asexual reproduction in which new organisms grow from roots, stems, and leaves of a parent organism.
What is vegetative reproduction?
The reproductive cell of an animal or plant.
What is a gamete?
Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?
A)No genetic variation
B)Does not require a mate
C)More chance of survival
B)Does not require a mate
Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
A)Increased resource competition
B)Requires mate
C)Every member can reproduce
A)Increased resource competiton
A form of asexual reproduction in which a bud grows out of the body of a parent, grows larger, then drops off to continue living on its own.
What is budding?
Cell division that produces reproductive cells. Produces a cell that contains half the number of chromosomes of a body cell for that organism.
What is Meiosis?
Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
A)Ability to adapt
B)Increased resource competition
C)Allows to reproduce quickly
A)Ability to adapt
Which of the following is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
A)Less chance of survival
B)Increased resource competition
C)Takes longer
C)Takes longer
Organisms break into two or more fragments that develop into a new individual.
What is fragmentation?
A complex molecule containing the genetic information that determines the traits that a living organism inherits and needs to live.
What is DNA?
Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
A)Every single trait is passed on
B)More chance of survival
C)Takes longer
B)More chance of survival
Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
A)Does not require a mate
B)Every single trait is passed on
C)Every member can reproduce
B)Every single trait is passed on
A form of asexual reproduction in which the parent organism splits in two, producing two new cells that are exactly like the parent. Preformed by prokaryotic cells.
What is binary fission?