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Cellular Reproduction Study Guide
In addition to these questions, you should know ALL your vocabulary!
1. Sexual Reproduction happens two ways: Internally and Externally.
2. What is asexual reproduction?
A form of reproduction in which a new organism is created from a single parent and
inherits the genes of that parent only
3. What is sexual reproduction?
A form of reproduction in which a new organism is created by combining the genetic
material of two organisms of the same or similar genetic species
4. Complete the following table:
Asexual Reproduction
1
Sexual Reproduction
2
Percent (%) of chromosomes
passed on from parent (s).
100%
50%
Mitosis or Meiosis
Example of 2 Organisms that
reproduce that way.
Mitosis
Euglena, Sea Star, Strawberry,
Yeast, Hydra
Meiosis
Chickens, Sharks, Humans,
Sunflowers
Requires how many parent
cells?
Advantages
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Disadvantages
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
Does not require
special cells or a lot of
energy
Can produce offspring
quickly
Limited Ability to
adapt
Face massive die-off is
environment changes
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Lots of variation within
species.
Able to live in a variety
of environmental
settings
Needs time and
energy
Produce very small
populations
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5. Match the following term with the correct definition.
Budding
-The female sex cell.
Egg Cell
-Asexual reproduction whereby a new individual develops
from an outgrowth of a parent, splits off, and lives
independently.
Gamete
Sperm Cell
-The male sex cell.
-A cell that fuses with another in organisms that reproduce
sexually.
6. What is fertilization?
The process in which the sex cells of different organisms of the same species combine to
produce a new organism
7. What is the form of asexual reproduction where every organelle is copied and the
organism divides in two?
Binary Fission
8. What is the difference in mitosis and meiosis?
Meiosis is a special type of cell division or cell cycle undergone by body cells in order to
turn them into sex cells, necessary for sexual reproduction. (Sexual Reproduction)
While Mitosis is the stage of the cell cycle during which the cell’s nucleus divides into
two new nuclei and one copy of the DNA is distributed into each newly created cell.
(Asexual Reproduction)