1. Asexual Reproduction
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2. Cell Division Prokaryote cells Fission Asexual Reproduction
Eukaryote cells
Mitosis
Growth
Repair
Meiosis
Sexual Reproduction
Chapter Introduction

3. Asexual Reproduction
What is asexual reproduction, and why is it beneficial?
How do the types of asexual reproduction differ?
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4. What is asexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction in which only one parent organism produces the offspring.
Because the offspring inherit all their DNA from one parent, they are genetically identical to each other and to their parent.
Asexual reproduction
Identical
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5. What is asexual reproduction? (cont.)
Describe asexual reproduction in your own words.
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6. Fission
Fission is a type of asexual reproduction in prokaryotes using cell division.
Fission
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7. Mitosis
Mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction used by many unicellular eukaryotes (e.g. ameba, algae, fungi).
Mitosis
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8. Budding
Budding is a form of asexual reproduction where a smaller daughter organism breaks off from a larger parent.
Budding
Hydra
Yeast
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9. Regeneration
Regeneration is a form of asexual reproduction where an offspring grows from a piece of its parent.
Regeneration
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10. Vegetative reproduction
Vegetative reproduction is a form of asexual reproduction in plants where an offspring grow from a parent plant without using seeds.
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11. Artificial Cloning
Artificial Cloning is a type of asexual reproduction performed in the lab where a few cells are used to make an entire organism.
Scientists have been able to clone many animals in the lab.
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14. Cloning Plants Some plants can be cloned using tissue culture.
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15. Grafting Plants
Some plants can be cloned using grafting.
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16. Types of Asexual Reproduction (cont.)
Compare and contrast the different types of asexual reproduction.
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17. Advantages
Asexual reproduction allows organisms to reproduce without a mate, saving time and energy.
Asexual reproduction also enables some organisms to produce large numbers of offspring in a short period of time.
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18. Disadvantages
Asexual reproduction results in less genetic variation within the population making it susceptible to environmental changes, disease, predation or harmful mutation.
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19. Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Number of parents
Only one parent needed
Two parents are needed to mate
Process
Mitosis in body cells (division)
Meiosis in sex cells and fertilization (division & fusion)
Pros
Faster, no need to search for mate, requires less energy
More genetic variation, selective breeding
Cons
Less genetic variation, more susceptible to harm
Requires two organisms and more energy
Usually Found in
Lower organisms
Higher organisms
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20. Types of Asexual Reproduction (cont.)
How is asexual reproduction beneficial?
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21. Cell Division Prokaryote cells Fission Asexual Reproduction
Eukaryote cells
Mitosis
Growth
Repair
Meiosis
Sexual Reproduction
Chapter Introduction

22. Fission refers to the cell division of which of these?
A. DNA
B. eukaryotes
C. bacteria
D. prokaryotes
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23. Which is a method for cloning some plants?
A. tissue culture
B. tissue budding
C. vegetative reproduction
D. fission
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24. 4. Cloning produces identical individuals from one cell.
Do you agree or disagree?
4. Cloning produces identical individuals from one cell.
5. All organisms have two parents.
6. Asexual reproduction occurs only in microorganisms.
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25. Reproduction ensures the survival of species.
The BIG Idea

26. Which type of cells have only one chromosome from each pair of chromosomes?
A. haploid cells
B. diploid cells
C. homologous cells
D. zygotes
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27. Which type of reproduction occurs when the genetic materials from two different cells combine to produce offspring?
A. asexual C. sexual
B. animal D. zygote
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28. What is the name of the new cell formed through fertilization during sexual reproduction?
A. an egg
B. a sperm
C. a chromosome
D. a zygote
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29. Which term describes offspring growing from a piece of its parent?
A. cloning
B. budding
C. fission
D. regeneration
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30. B. vegetative propagation C. cloning D. budding
Which process do farmers use to make copies of a plant with desirable traits?
A. regeneration
B. vegetative propagation
C. cloning
D. budding
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31. In which of these organs is a female organism’s egg produced?
A. ovaries
B. homologous chromosomes
C. testes
D. haploid cells
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32. Meiosis occurs during the formation of which of these?
A. body cells
B. diploid cells
C. sex cells
D. chromosomes
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33. A. telophase II C. prophase I B. metaphase II D. telophase I
Which of these is the final phase of meiosis in which a nuclear membrane forms around each set of chromatids?
A. telophase II C. prophase I
B. metaphase II D. telophase I
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34. D. vegetative reproduction
A new organism grows, by mitosis and cell division, on the body of its parent during which process?
A. cloning
B. budding
C. regeneration
D. vegetative reproduction
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35. D. vegetative reproduction
What type of asexual reproduction is often performed in a laboratory to produce identical individuals from a cell or cluster of cells?
A. regeneration
B. mitosis
C. cloning
D. vegetative reproduction
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