1. Reproduction Webquest

2. Create this answer blank in your notebook:
Observation/Type of Reproduction Evidence (structures/behaviors that allow them to reproduce successfully)
1.Honey Bee
2. Pink Salmon
3. Sunflower
4. Leopard Frog
5. Baker’s Yeast
6. Bald Eagle
7. Sea Horse
8. Brittle Star
9. Monarch Butterfly
10. Salmonella
11. Giant Amoeba
12. Coast Redwood
13. Volvox
14. Sand Scorpion
15. Flat Back Sea Turtle
16. Grizzly Bear
17. Earthworm
18. Whiptail Lizard
19. Strawberry
20. Red Kangaroo
21. Saguaro Cactus

3. MORE ABOUT INHERITANCE
Click here
learn.genetics reproduction styles activity
Once at the site, scroll down to
MORE ABOUT INHERITANCE
Then click on
SEXUAL VS. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
If this will not link for you, copy and paste this into a new browser window

4. Assignment:
1- Click on each of the organism icons on the page to explore and learn a little more about each one.
2- Write down the method of reproduction each organism uses next to its name. (on the answer sheet you just created.)
Hint – when you choose the correct answers on the screen, it will turn green

5. 22.
Choose one organism  and predict what type of change in either its structure or behavior might make them even more successful in reproducing.  List the organism, describe what the new adaptation is and explain how it will influence the probability of successfully reproduction. Choose an organism and give it a new adaptation. (3 points-answer each part of the question for full credit)

6. Answer these analysis questions in complete sentences in your notes…
23. Are organisms which reproduce asexually generally
complex creatures or simple organisms?
24. If an organism could reproduce both sexually and
asexually, what advantage would this provide?

7. Now lets explore some man-made methods of asexual reproduction…
1- Plant cuttings:
A small section of the stem and a few leaves are cut from a mature plant, then inserted into soil and kept moist for several weeks. The stem will form roots and turn into a new plant. This new plant will be genetically identical to the mature plant.

8. Answer this analysis question in a complete sentence in your notes…
25. Why would someone want to use cuttings to
grow plants?

9. Now lets explore some man-made methods of asexual reproduction…
2- Grafting:
A bud from a mature tree (often a fruit tree) is placed into a cut made into the trunk of a different species of tree which is fast- growing. This bud will grow into a branch on the root stock and will produce fruit quickly, sometimes within 1 year.

10. Answer this analysis question in a complete sentence in your notes…
26. If an apple bud was grafted onto the root
stock of a cottonwood tree, would the next
year’s leaves look like apple leaves, or
cottonwood leaves, or a combination of
both? Explain.