CURRICULUM TOOL: ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
NYS Living Environment Core Curriculum Standard 4:
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the
physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Key Idea 4 The continuity of life is sustained through reproduction and development
 Reproduction and development are necessary for the continuation of any species
 Some organisms reproduce sexually with all the genetic information coming from one
parent. Other organisms reproduce sexually with half the genetic information typically
contributed by each parent. Cloning is the production of identical genetic copies.
 The processes of meiosis and fertilization are key to sexual reproduction in a wide variety
of organisms. The process of meiosis results in the production of eggs and sperm which
each contain half the genetic information. During fertilization, gametes unite to form a
zygote, which contains the complete genetic information for the offspring.
 The zygote may divide by mitosis and differentiate to form specialized cells, tissues, and
organs of multicellular organisms
 Human reproduction and development are influenced by factors such as gene expression,
hormones, and the environment. The reproductive cycle in both males and females is
regulated by hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone.
Curriculum-Based Questions
 What is sexual and asexual reproduction?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages
of both asexual and sexual reproduction?
 Why does a cell duplicate its DNA?
 What are the main events of the cell cycle?
Draw and label diagrams of the cell cycle.
(Mitosis and Meiosis)
 How does the growth of a tumor relate to
normal cell growth and division?
 How do cells become specialized for
different functions?
Some Past Part A, B-1, B-2, C Questions:
January 2013 ~10, 11, 16, 19, 41
August 2012 ~ 16, 18, 23, 38, 39
June 2012 ~ 18, 19, 34, 35, 38, 39
Released Regents Tests:
http://www.nysedregents.org/livingenvironment/
Key Vocabulary: cell divison, asexual reproduction, sexual
reproduction, parent, offspring, chromosomes, chromatin, cell cycle,
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis, prophase, centromere, chromatid,
centriole, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, DNA, prokaryotes,
eukaryotes, Histones, sister chromatids, centromere, clone, cell
cycle, meiosis, replication, cancer, tumor, Apoptosis, growth,
gametes, diploid, haploid.
High School of Language and Innovation 2012
CURRICULUM TOOL: ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
1. In sexually reproducing organisms, mutations can be
inherited if they occur in
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
3. The bud shown in the diagram below was produced by
asexual reproduction.
the egg, only
the sperm, only
any body cell of either the mother or the father
either the egg or the sperm
2. The number in each circle below represents the chromosome
number of the cell. Which diagram represents the production of
offspring by an asexually reproducing organism?
Which process is responsible for the formation of the bud?
(1) fertilization
(2) recombination
Readings
Prentice Hall Biology
p. 240-259
Holt Living Environment
p. 220-263
(3) mitosis
(4) meiosis
Websites
http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/humanbody/
http://www.untamedscience.com/biology/human-biology
http://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology
http://www.getbodysmart.com
http://www.innerbody.com/
Holt Living Environment Spanish
p. 220-263
Miller & Levine Biology
p. 274-303
Holt McDougal Biology
p. 124-154
Videos
Curriculum Tool Guide
In the womb with
multiples
Worksheet station
Activity stations
In the womb with
animals
THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED INDEPENDENT WORK
http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/humanbody/quiz/ graded quiz
EMAIL TO: christinehunkele@yahoo.com or mcneilnakita@yahoo.com
High School of Language and Innovation 2012
In-Class Activities
In the womb
HIV/AIDS
Discovery Human
Body
Human body model
Human body travel
brochure
Common Core Writing
Prompt