Unit 2 Lesson 3

Question 1

a new organism that results from sexual or asexual reproduction

Answer 1

Offspring

Question 2

During the process of ______, organisms pass genetic material to their offspring

Answer 2

reproduction

Question 3

What are the 2 types of reproduction

Answer 3

sexual; asexual

Question 4

two parents contribute half of its genetic information to the offspring

Answer 4

sexual reproduction

Question 5

Most multicellular organisms reproduce ______

Answer 5

sexually

Question 6

Sexual reproduction takes ____ time and produces ____ offspring than asexual reproduction

Answer 6

more; fewer

Question 7

Each parent produces _____

Answer 7

gametes

Question 8

What is the name of sex cells?

Answer 8

gametes

Question 9

a sperm cell and an egg join in a process called _____

Answer 9

fertilization

Question 10

the newly formed cell as the result of fertilization

Answer 10

Zygote

Question 11

Zygote has a _____ of genetic material

Answer 11

complete set

Question 12

a single individual is the parent

Answer 12

asexual reproduction

Question 13

Most _____ organisms reproduce asexually

Answer 13

unicellular

Question 14

Most unicellular organisms produce (slowly/quickly)

Answer 14

quickly

Question 15

asexual reproduction can produce a _____ number of offspring in a _____ period of time

Answer 15

large; short

Question 16

when a bud begins to grow on an adult’s body. When it has developed enough, it separates from the adult

Answer 16

Budding

Question 17

unicellular cells reproducing by a type of cell division

Answer 17

binary fission

Question 18

______ results in two unicellular organisms that are genetically identical to the parent

Answer 18

Binary fission

Question 19

The 2 cells formed from binary fission are called ______

Answer 19

daughter cells

Question 20

What organisms can reproduce both asexually and sexually?

Answer 20

• fungi
• many plants
• some reptiles and fish
• a few types of insects