reproduction - yr11

Question 1

what is sexual reproduction?

Answer 1

when a human or an animal fertilises an offspring and requires 2 parents and the gametes carry the genetic information and are genetically different

Question 2

what is asexual reproduction

Answer 2

when only 1 parent is needed to produce and the outcome is always genetically identical making them clones and there is no fusion of gametes or chromosomes

Question 3

name 2 type of asexual reproduction

Answer 3

plants
bacteria

Question 4

name 2 types of sexual reproduction

Answer 4

humans
animals

Question 5

explain the process of mitosis

Answer 5

-chromosomes in nucleus are copied
-chromosomes that are copied get pulled apart and towards poles
-chromosomes separate
-cell divides into identical cells

Question 6

explain the process of meiosis

Answer 6

-copies of the genetic information is made
-the cell divides twice to form four gametes, each with a single set of chromosomes
-all gametes are genetically different from each other