sexual and asexual reproduction

• What are the two main ways organisms can reproduce?

  Sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction
• 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?

  They contain a mixture of their parents' genes
• How many chromosomes do human gametes have?

  23 chromosomes
• What happens when two gametes fuse together?

  The resulting cell has 46 chromosomes
• What is meiosis?

  A process that produces gametes
• Does sexual reproduction require sexual intercourse?

  No, it refers to the fusion of gametes
• What is a key characteristic of asexual reproduction?

  It involves only one parent
• What is the result of asexual reproduction?

  Identical clones of the parent
• How do eukaryotic organisms reproduce asexually?

  Through mitosis
• How do prokaryotic organisms reproduce asexually?

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

  • Sexual reproduction:
  • Involves two parents
  • Fusion of male and female gametes
  • Offspring are genetically varied
  • Asexual reproduction:
  • Involves one parent
  • No mixing of genetic material
  • Offspring are identical clones
• What are the processes involved in asexual reproduction for different organisms?

  • Eukaryotic organisms (plants, fungi, some animals): Mitosis
  • Prokaryotic organisms (bacteria): Binary fission