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If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be:

• produced as a result of fertilization
• Genetically identical to the parent
• Genetically different from each other
• Produced from specialized cells known as gametes

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Which statement below is correct about asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction?

• Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction both involve one parent
• Sexual reproduction involves making clones and asexual reproduction creates unique offspring
• Asexual reproduction creates clones and sexual reproduction creates unique offspring

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Genetic Variation means

• genetic differences in a population or species
• genetic similarities between a population or species

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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

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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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If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -

• identical to only one parent
• identical to all of its siblings
• a unique combination of traits

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Sexual reproduction provides more diversity/variation in a species.

• true

• false

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Asexual reproduction happens quicker than sexual reproduction.

• true

• false