sexual and asexual reproduction

Cards (16)

  • What are the two main ways that organisms can reproduce?
    Sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction
  • Which organisms can reproduce through both sexual and asexual reproduction?

    Some plants
  • What type of reproduction do most animals rely on?
    Sexual reproduction
  • How do bacteria reproduce?

    Asexually
  • What is the key point of sexual reproduction?

    It involves the fusion of male and female gametes
  • What is the process called when male and female gametes fuse?
    Fertilization
  • Why are offspring from sexual reproduction genetically different?

    They contain a mixture of their parents' genes
  • How many chromosomes does a normal human cell have?

    46 chromosomes
  • How many chromosomes do human gametes have?

    23 chromosomes
  • What happens when two gametes fuse together?

    The resulting cell will have 46 chromosomes
  • What is the process called that produces gametes?

    Meiosis
  • Does sexual reproduction have to involve sexual intercourse?
    No, it just refers to the fusion of male and female gametes
  • How do plants reproduce sexually?
    By the combination of pollen and egg cells
  • What type of reproduction involves only one parent?
    Asexual reproduction
  • What is a key characteristic of asexual reproduction?

    It does not involve any mixing of genetic material
  • What type of organisms typically reproduce asexually through mitosis?

    Eukaryotic organisms such as plants and fungi