Reproduction: The Beginning of New Generations
A. Types of Reproduction
Directions: Use the following words and place them in the correct part of
the table (2 parents, 1 parent, identical to parent, different from parent,
no variation, much variation, mitosis, meiosis, bacteria, hydra,
flowering plants, mammals, many offspring, few offspring)
Asexual
Sexual
B. Asexual Reproduction (bulb, bacteria, hydra, vegetative propagation,
budding, binary fission)
1. _________________ is when new individuals are grown off of the parent then
eventually break from the parent and become an independent organism.
An example organism that does this is ___________.
2. The reproduction of plants from non-reproductive parts is called
______________ __________________. An example of this
would be a __________.
3. ______________ ______________ is the separation of a
parent into two individuals. An example of an organism
that performs this method is ______________.
C. Reproduction in Mammals (placental mammals,
monotremes, marsupials)
1. Mammals where the young are born underdeveloped and continue to
develop in the pouch of the mother are called ________________.
2. Mammals where offspring develop fully in the uterus and receive nutrients
from the placenta are called _______________ ________________.
3. Mammals where offspring are reproduced by laying eggs with leathery
shells are called _______________.
D. Reproduction in Angiosperms
Matching:
1. ______ Petals
A. Female reproductive structure,
produces ovules
2. ______ Ovule
3. ______ Pollen (grain)
4. ______ Ovary
B. Female sex cells (gamete)
C. Attracts pollinators
D. Male reproductive structure,
a pollen producing sac
5. ______ Anther
E. Male sex cells (gamete)