Sexual Reproduction

Question 1

What is sexual reproduction?

Answer 1

Sexual reproduction involves the union of two sex cells or gametes

Question 2

What are gametes?

Answer 2

Gametes are haploid cells capable of fusion

Question 3

What type of cell division is involves in sexual reproduction?

Answer 3

Meiosis

Question 4

Why is meiosis essential for sexual reproduction?

Answer 4

As meiosis is required to halve the chromosome number in the formation of gametes

Question 5

Describe how sexual reproduction works (general)

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Answer 5

Meiosis forms a gamete (haploid)

Two gametes, one from each parents, fuse to form a diploid cell called a zygote

Question 6

What is different about the offspring of sexual reproduction compares to asexual reproduction?

Answer 6

The offspring produced as a result of sexual reproduction show variations

Question 7

Why do the offspring of sexual reproduction show variations?

Answer 7

Due to the mixing of genes from two parents

Question 8

Why is sexual reproduction said to be more advantageous to a species than asexual reproduction?
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Answer 8

As the offspring of sexual reproduction show variations

And as variations are the basis for evolution, sexual reproduction is said to be more advantageous

Question 9

Why are variations the said to be the basis for?

Answer 9

Evolution