vocabulary
A process where an entirely new organism starts growing on an existing parent
budding
what is asexual reproduction?
its the type of reproduction where one parent organism clones itself and passes on all of its genes without the need for a second parent
What is sexual reproduction?
When two organisms combine genetic information to create a new organism
Name an advantage of asexual reproduction
Only needs one parent, happens very quickly, offspring are clones of parents, successful characteristics are guaranteed, requires less energy and time
Name a disadvantage of asexual reproduction.
Lack of variation, organisms are more susceptible to diseases, organisms are less likely to adapt to new environments
what is binary fission?
A parent organism duplicates its DNA and separates into two organisms
How many different types of asexual reproduction are there?
5
What are three disadvantages to sexual reproduction?
Fewer babies produced
A mate is required
Takes more time for babies to develop
Name an advantage of sexual reproduction.
Lots of variation can occur, Variations can help organisms to survive in new environments, Help to protect entire populations from being killed by diseases
Name a disadvantage of sexual reproduction.
Organisms take a longer time to mature, Must have a mate (2 parents),Takes more energy and time
what is vegetative propagation
A type of plant reproduction where a piece of a parent plant, or a cutting, is taken, in order to produce more plants
bacteria reproduce using?
binary fission
What are three advantages of sexual reproduction?
More diverse offspring
Generally more parent care
Better disease resistance
Which type of reproduction can occur very quickly?
asexual reproduction
Which type of reproduction takes more time and energy?
Sexual Reproduction because it takes more time for cells to mature and organisms to be fully formed
what are chromosomes
thread like molecules that carry heredity information
What are three benefits of asexual reproduction
One parent needed
More offspring made
Less time needed
Harder for the species to go extinct
Are the offspring exactly the same or different from the parents?
The offspring are different because they get characteristics from the father and the mother.
Which type of reproduction creates organisms with a lot of variations?
sexual Reproduction because the offspring get characteristics from both parents rather than just one parent.
Which type of reproduction lacks variation?
Asexual Reproduction because the cells are exactly the same as the original parent cell.
what does dna stand for
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Name two different animals that can reproduce asexually.
sea stars or whiptail lizards
How many parents are needed for sexual reproduction to occur?
2 parents
Which type of reproduction creates organisms that would have an easier time adjusting to a new environment?
asexual reproduction
Which type of reproduction is more susceptible to disease
Asexual Reproduction because the cells are all the same and are more likely to die if a disease spreads.