Reproduction

Question 1

what is sexual reproduction

Answer 1

the joining of a male and a female gamete

Question 2

what is asexual reproduction

Answer 2

no fusion of gametes- only one parent needed.

Question 3

what are the products of asexual reproduction in relation to their parents

Answer 3

identical

Question 4

how can new plants be produced very quickly

Answer 4

by taking cuttings

Question 5

4 ways of modern cloning

Answer 5

• plant cuttings
• embryo transplants
• tissue culture
• adult cell cloning

Question 6

describe the process of adult cell cloning

Answer 6

nucleus is removed from egg cell. it is then fused together with an adult body cell nucleus. the fused nuclei get shocked (electrically) which causes division. the product is identical to the adult which had its cell removed, not the one which provided the egg

Question 7

what is genetic engineering

Answer 7

genes from chromosomes of humans can be cut out using enzymes and transferred anywhere

Question 8

give an example of a GM crop

Answer 8

one which can resist insecticides and herbicides

Question 9

what are the two forms of reproduction

Answer 9

asexual and sexual