B5.1.2 (A)Sexual Reproduction Flashcards
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Asexual reproduction
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Reproduction which requires only one parent and results in clones
2
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Sexual reproduction
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Reproduction requiring two parents, results in variation
3
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Gametes
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Sex cells
4
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Female gamete
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Ova
5
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Male gamete
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Sperm
6
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Fertilisation
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When gametes fuse together
7
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Male plant sex cell
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Pollen cell
8
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Female plant sex cell
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Ovule
9
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Advantages of asexual reproduction
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- if parent is successful so will offspring, identical characteristics
- only one parent needed=faster, more offspring produced
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Asexual reproduction disadvantages
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-one change to biotic/abiotic factors could wipe out entire species, all organisms identical, no adaptations
