Answer Key Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction Worksheet

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Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction Worksheet Click Here to watch a short Intro Asexual Reproduction occurs when there is only one parent that gives rise to an offspring which has the identical genetic... makeup of the parent. It occurs in most single celled organisms such as bacteria and some multicellular organisms such as fungi and some plants. Sexual Reproduction involves the combining of genetic information from two parents to produce a new organism that is a combination of both parents. It occurs in most complex organisms. 1) Complete the following table comparing asexual and sexual reproduction. 2) Complete the following chart below to answer the questions. Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction Number of parents 1 2 Genetic info compared to the parents (Bold one) Same Different Complexity of organism that uses this method (Bold one) Simple Complex Example of an organism that uses this method Bacteria Humans Name Type of Reproduction (Bold ONE) What happens? Example/Drawing Binary Fission Asexual An organism grows larger and divides itself to make 2 Bacteria Budding Asexual An organism grows a new one on its side Hydra Fragmentation/ Vegetative Propagation Asexual A piece of an existing organism is cut off and replanted. From that piece grows a new organism Cactus Pollination & Fertilization (Slide #3 [Show More]

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