Sexual and 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?

  They inherit 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 has 46 chromosomes
• What process do we use to make gametes?

  Meiosis
• Does sexual reproduction require sexual intercourse?

  No, it refers to gamete fusion
• 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 like bacteria reproduce?

  By binary fission
• What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?

  Sexual Reproduction:

  • Involves two parents
  • Fusion of gametes
  • Genetic variation

  
  

  Asexual Reproduction:

  • Involves one parent
  • No gametes involved
  • Identical offspring
• What does reproduction mean in biology?

  Producing more of the same organism
• What are the two main types of reproduction?

  Sexual and asexual reproduction
• How does sexual reproduction occur?

  Involves two parents providing reproductive cells
• What is the process of fertilization?

  Fusion of egg and sperm cells
• What are gametes?

  Reproductive cells like egg and sperm
• What is a zygote?

  A new unique cell formed after fertilization
• How do flowering plants reproduce sexually?

  Male and female gametes combine to form a zygote
• What is asexual reproduction?

  Involves one parent producing identical offspring
• What are the advantages of sexual and asexual reproduction?

  • Sexual reproduction: genetic diversity, adaptability
  • Asexual reproduction: faster reproduction, no need for a mate