Name __________________________
Reproduction Worksheet
Mitosis- A sexual reproduction
Meiosis i
Meiosis II
Interphase
Interphase I
Interphase II
Prophase
Prophase I
Prophase II
Metaphase
Metaphase I
Metaphase II
Anaphase
Anaphase I
Anaphase II
Telophase
Telophase I
Telophase II
Cytokinesis
Cytokinesis I
Cytokinesis II
Fertilization
Sperm
Egg
Fertilized Egg
Why is the egg so much larger than sperm?_________________________________________________
Why is it important that sperm and egg have ½ the genetic information of the original cell?
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What causes identical twins in humans? __________________________________________________
Describe cloning?
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Is cloning sexual or asexual reproduction? _________________________________________________
Give 3 examples of creatures that reproduce asexually? _____________________________________
Give 3 examples of creatures that reproduce sexually?_______________________________________
Compare and Contrast Mitosis and Meiosis
Mitosis
Meiosis
# of offspring? _________
# of offspring? _____________
Identical or Different? _________
Identical or Different? _______
Used by Asexual creatures for _________
Used by Sexual Creatures for
Used by Sexual creatures for _________
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Create (you can make one up) and Draw a creature that reproduces with asexual reproduction. Add
details that are easy to identify . Then show the two offspring of the creature produced through ….
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION.
Creature
Offspring 1
Offspring 2
a. What process produced these offspring? ________________________________________________
b. Are these organisms genetically identical or genetically different? __________________________
c. How many parents are there? ____________________ How many offspring? _________________
Create and Draw a creature that reproduces with sexual reproduction. Add details that are easy to
identify for both parents and represent them in the offspring.
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Male Parent
Female Parent
Offspring
a. What process produces sex cells? ________________________
b. The word ‘gamete’ is another word used to describe sex cells. In every species, male sex cells are
called _________________ and female sex cells are called _______________________.
c. How much genetic information does each gamete have compared to the parent, after meiosis
complete? ________________
d. Are these organisms genetically identical or genetically different? ___________________________
e. How many parents are there? _________________________
f. How many offspring? ________________________________