B11 Reproduction Flashcards
Name the two types of reproduction
Sexual reproduction
and
Asexual reproduction
What does the term reproduction mean?
Make new individuals
Name two types of cell division
Mitosis
and Meiosis
Which type of cell division produces genetically identical cells?
Mitosis
Which type of cell division produces non-identical cells?
Meiosis
Name the two gametes roduced by animals
Sperm
and
eggs
Name the two gametes made by flowering plants
Pollen
and
eggs
Sexual reproduction invlves the fusing of …..
Male and female gametes
Which type of reproduction produces variety in the offspring?
Sexual reprodution
How many parents are invovled in sexual reproduction?
Two
How many parents are invovled in asexual reproduction
One
Which type of reproduction does not invovle the fusion of gametes?
Asexual reproduction
Which type of cell division is invovled in asexual reproduction?
Mitosis
In which type of reproduction is there no mixing of genetic informaiton?
Asexual
Whcih type of reproduction produces clones?
Asexual reproduction
What are the advantages of sexual reproduction?
Produces variation in the offspirng
If the environemnt changes variation gives a survival advantage by natural selection
Nautral selection can be speeded up by humans in selelctive breeding to increase food production
What are the advantages of asexual reproduction?
Only on eparent needed
More time and energy efficient as so not need to find a mate
Faster than sexual reproduction
Many identical offspring produced when conditionsa re favourable
When does the malarial parasite use sexual and asexual reproduction?
Malarial parasite
Sexual reproduction in the mosquito
Asexual reproduction in the human host
Name three organisms that can reproduce by asexual and sexual reproduction
Malarial parasite
Fungi
Many plants
Name the asexual strucutres released by fungi
Spores
Name a plant that reproduces sexaully and asexually?
Starwberry
Daffodils
Describe how strawberry plants reproduce sexually and asexually
Sexual = strawberry seeds on fruit
Asexually = runners
Describe how daffodils reproduce asecaully
Bulbs divide