Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction- What is Asexual Reproduction

• 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 fertilization in the context of sexual reproduction?


  The fusion of male and female gametes
• Why are offspring from sexual reproduction genetically different?


  Because 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 is a key characteristic of asexual reproduction?


  It involves only one parent and no mixing of genetic material
• What type of reproduction results in identical clones?


  Asexual reproduction
• How do eukaryotic organisms reproduce asexually?


  Through mitosis
• How do prokaryotic organisms like bacteria reproduce asexually?


  By binary fission
• What are the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction?

  • Sexual reproduction involves two parents and genetic variation.
  • Asexual reproduction involves one parent and produces identical clones.
• What are the types of gametes in animals and flowering plants?


  • Animals: Sperm and eggs
  • Flowering plants: Pollen and eggs