Sexual and asexual fertilisation

• What are the two types of reproduction discussed?

  Sexual and asexual reproduction
• How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells contain?

  23 pairs of chromosomes
• What process do cells undergo to divide into two identical cells?

  Mitosis
• What are gametes in humans?

  Sperm cells and egg cells
• How many chromosomes do human gametes contain?

  23 single chromosomes
• What type of cell division produces gametes?

  Meiosis
• How do the cells produced by meiosis differ from those produced by mitosis?

  Meiosis produces non-identical cells
• What are the gametes in flowering plants?

  Pollen and egg cells
• What is the key feature of sexual reproduction?

  Fusion of male and female gametes
• What is the term for the joining of gametes in sexual reproduction?

  Fertilization
• What does sexual reproduction result in regarding genetic information?

  Mixing of genetic information
• What is the result of variation in offspring from sexual reproduction?

  Different characteristics in offspring
• How many parents are involved in asexual reproduction?

  One parent
• Why does asexual reproduction not involve gametes?

  There is only one parent
• What are the offspring produced by asexual reproduction called?

  Clones
• What type of cell division occurs in asexual reproduction?

  Mitosis
• What is the genetic relationship between offspring plants and their parent in asexual reproduction?

  They are genetically identical
• What are the main differences between sexual and asexual reproduction?

  • Sexual reproduction involves two parents and gametes.
  • Asexual reproduction involves one parent and no gametes.
  • Sexual reproduction results in genetic variation.
  • Asexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring (clones).
• What are the key processes involved in sexual and asexual reproduction?

  • Sexual reproduction: Fertilization, meiosis
  • Asexual reproduction: Mitosis