Sexual and asexual reproduction

Question 1

How do plants, animals and bacteria reproduce?

Answer 1

• Plants: sexual & asexual
• Animals: sexual
• Bacteria: asexual

Question 2

Explain sexual reproduction

Answer 2

• Fusion of male and female gametes (fertilisation)
• 2 parents: all offspring are genetically different
• Lots of variation through generations
• Each gamete contains half od the required genetic material

Question 3

Explain asexual reproduction

Answer 3

• No mixing of gametes
• Only 1 parent: all offspring are genetically identical
• Offsprings are identical clones
• Eukaryotic cells: reproduction via mitosis
• Prokaryotic cells: reproduction cia binary fission