Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

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Do animals usually reproduce via sexual or asexual reproduction?
Sexual reproduction
Which process is used to create gametes?
Meiosis
What do we call the fusion of male of female gametes?
Fertilisation
Sexual reproduction involves the combination of DNA from two different parents. This means that the offspring will be genetically different to either of their parents.
Sperm and egg cells are haploid cells and only have 23 chromosomes. When a sperm fertilises the egg though, they form a diploid cell that has 46 chromosomes.
Remember that sexual reproduction doesn't have to involve 'sex' or 'intercourse'. It just refers to the fusion of male and female gametes.
During sexual reproduction in plants, which two gametes fuse together?
Pollen and egg
How many parents are involved in asexual reproduction?
1
As a result of asexual reproduction, are the offspring genetically identical or genetically unique?
Genetically identical
When fungi and plants reproduce asexually, which process do they use?
Mitosis
Do bacteria reproduce via sexual or asexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction
When bacteria reproduce asexually, which process do they use?
Binary fission