Unit 2 Lesson 3 Flashcards
a new organism that results from sexual or asexual reproduction
Offspring
During the process of ______, organisms pass genetic material to their offspring
reproduction
What are the 2 types of reproduction
sexual; asexual
two parents contribute half of its genetic information to the offspring
sexual reproduction
Most multicellular organisms reproduce ______
sexually
Sexual reproduction takes ____ time and produces ____ offspring than asexual reproduction
more; fewer
Each parent produces _____
gametes
What is the name of sex cells?
gametes
a sperm cell and an egg join in a process called _____
fertilization
the newly formed cell as the result of fertilization
Zygote
Zygote has a _____ of genetic material
complete set
a single individual is the parent
asexual reproduction
Most _____ organisms reproduce asexually
unicellular
Most unicellular organisms produce (slowly/quickly)
quickly
asexual reproduction can produce a _____ number of offspring in a _____ period of time
large; short
when a bud begins to grow on an adult’s body. When it has developed enough, it separates from the adult
Budding
unicellular cells reproducing by a type of cell division
binary fission
______ results in two unicellular organisms that are genetically identical to the parent
Binary fission
The 2 cells formed from binary fission are called ______
daughter cells
What organisms can reproduce both asexually and sexually?
- fungi
- many plants
- some reptiles and fish
- a few types of insects
