Investigating Reproductive Strategies Gallery Walk
SB2.e. Compare the advantages of sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction in different situations.
Directions: Each group will be assigned a fact sheet for an organism. After reading the fact sheet, complete columns 1 - 5 of the chart
and use that information to create a poster for the organism. The posters will be placed on the wall and students will walk around and
use the information from the charts to complete the table.
Requirements for poster:
 Name of the organism in large print, legible and colorful. Include a picture.
 Note style – Do not copy word for word from the article. All words should be in large print, legible and colorful.
 Use the characteristics as a guide to ensure that the required information is available for your classmates. Characteristics should
be in large print, legible and colorful.
Organism
Amoeba
Blue-headed
Wrasse
Brittle Star
Meadow Garlic
Whiptail Lizard
1.
Relative
complexity
(unicellular or
multicellular)
2.
Number
of
parents
3
Type of reproduction
(not sexual or asexual)
ex. parthenogenesis, binary
fission, sperm/egg
4
Parental
care
5
Is there genetic
variation in the
offspring?
6
Asexual
Reproduction,
Sexual
Reproduction
or Both
7
Justify why you chose the type
of reproduction
Organism
1.
Relative
complexity
(unicellular or
multicellular)
2.
Number
of
parents
3
Type of reproduction
(not sexual or asexual)
ex. parthenogenesis, binary
fission, sperm/egg
4
Parental
care
5
Is there genetic
variation in the
offspring?
6
Asexual
Reproduction,
Sexual
Reproduction
or Both
7
Justify why you chose the type
of reproduction
Salmonella
Spiny Water Flea
Duck Leech
Writing Assignment:
Finally, to show your understanding of the concepts, write 1 – 2 paragraphs that explains the advantages and disadvantages of asexual
reproduction and sexual reproduction. Use the information you gathered during the gallery walk to support your paragraphs.