Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

• 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