Multicellular organisms: Types Of Reproduction Flashcards
What is reproduction
Reproduction is the process by which new offspring are produced from their parent(s)
Why is reproduction important
Organisms reproduce to pass on their genes and create new members of their species. If the organisms of a species all fail to reproduce then the species may become EXTINCT!
Types of reproduction
Sexual reproduction & Asexual reproduction
What number of parent(s) in Sexual reproduction
2
What’s the appearance of asexual reproduced offspring
Identical to the parent
Do you have genetic variation in sexual reproduction
Yes
Give me an example of organism that is sexual reproduced
Humans, fish, bugs, some flowers, some lizards, giraffes, birds ( every mammal)
What is an example of asexual reproducing organism
Potatoes, onions, garlic, strawberry plant, spider plant, mother of millions, mother tongue, starfish, some lizards, bacteria, jellyfish
What is sexual reproduction
Offspring are produced from the fusion of a male sex cell with a female sex cell (also known as fertilisation)
What’s an advantage of sexual reproduction
Variation in a population enables species to adapt to changing environmental conditions
Advantage of Asexual reproduction
Population grows quickly
Disadvantaged of Sexual reproduction
It takes longer for a sexual reproductive population to grow
Disadvantage of asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction doesn’t produce variations so it can’t adapt to changing environmental condition
What’s an example of asexual reproduction in plants
Potatoes, strawberry plants, onions, garlic, mother tongue, mother of millions, spider plants
What’s an example of asexual reproduction in animals
Some lizards, starfish, jellyfish, sea anemones, flat worms,
