Vocabulary
Put the following words in order from largest to smallest:
Gene, Chromosome, Cell , DNA, Nucleus
Cell, Nucleus , Chromosome, DNA, Gene
Asexual reproduction is...
the process of one parent splitting into an identical offspring
Sexual reproduction is____.
the process of two parents creating an offspring
What do Asexual and sexual reproduction have in common
Traits are passed to another generation of offspring from DNA
What is sporalation?
Spores from a fungus are spread by wind to hopefully make more.
Offspring of asexually reproducing offspring have ______ of their parents.
identical genetic material
Offspring receive ______ from each of its parents.
half of their genetic material
How many chromosomes do humans have
23
If a cell can be seen making a copy of itself under a microscope and eventually 2 cells can be seen this process is called
binary fission
One advantage of asexual reproduction is _____.
asexual reproduction takes less time and produces more offspring
Offspring have a better chance of survival because...
offspring are produced with a variation of genetic material and reduces the chances of bad genes being identically replicated
In sexual reproduction how much DNA is given to the offspring
50% from EACH parent
Describe the process of fragmentation
A piece of an organism is removed and it grows into a separate but complete organism
An example of asexual reproduction is ____.
budding or fission
A disadvantage of sexual reproduction is...
sexual reproduction takes a longer time
(Also, produces less number of offspring)
When offspring can be seen as uniform and identical to the parent this is what type of reproduction?
Asexual
Describe the process of budding
the offspring grows out of the parent organism and eventually detaches and continues to grow
An offspring in asexual reproduction is referred to as a clone because ____.
the offspring is genetically identical to the parent and to each other
Genetic material is found in ______.
DNA
The process of plant reproduction is referred to as
pollination