Chapter 12

Question 1

In _____ one parent or organism produces offspring without fertilization.

Question 2

In asexual reproduction, offspring inherit all of their DNA from one parent, meaning they are ______ to each other and to the parent.

Question 3

______ is when cell division in prokaryotes from two genetically identical cells.

Question 4

Three examples of organisms that use Fission for reproduction are ____,_____, and _____.

Question 5

_____ occurs when an offspring grows a piece of its parent.

Question 6

______ is a form of asexual reproduction that takes cells or a cluster of cells to make a genetically identical offspring.

Question 7

_____ occurs when uniform offspring grow from a part of a parent plant.

Question 8

An advantage of asexual reproduction is that it enables organisms to reproduce without a _____.

Question 9

An advantage of asexual reproduction is that it enables some organisms to _____ a large number of uniform offspring.

Question 10

A disadvantage of asexual reproduction is that the offspring are identical, meaning there is no ______ that can give an organism a better chance for survival.

Question 11

A disadvantage of asexual reproduction is that ________ in DNA will always be present in the parent and the offspring.

Question 12

_____ is when a new organism grows by mitosis and cell division on the body of its parent.

Question 13

Three examples of organisms that use Budding for reproduction are _____,______, and ________.