Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

Involves two parents and produces offspring different from parents

• external fertilization

• sexual reproduction

• internal fertilization

• asexual reproduction

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When bacteria splits into an exact copy

• fertilization

• binary fission

• regeneration

• budding

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When an organism grows back a part that it lost

• fertilization

• binary fission

• regeneration

• budding

A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents.

• external fertilization

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

• internal development

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Type of reproduction that makes an identical copy of a parent cell

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• internal fertilization

• external fertilization

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What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?

• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce

• Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce

• Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce

• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce

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What are some of the facts about sexual reproduction?

• Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce

• Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

• Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

• Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Happens very quickly
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

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What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

• Only one parent needed
• Off spring are exact copies of parents
• Happens very quickly
• Needs two parents

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When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?

• Sexual
• Differentiation
• Asexual 
• Specialization

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