End of Year - Reproduction Flashcars | 2023

Question 1

What is the definition of reproduction?

Answer 1

The production of offspring

Question 2

How many organsims are required to take part in sexual reproduction?

Answer 2

Two: A male and female.

Question 3

Explain the process of sexual reproduction

Answer 3

Gametes (sperm and eggs/ovum) from both the male and female reproductive organs are released during sex. These gametes then fuse during fertilisation to make a zygote. The zygote then divides several times to create an organism.

Question 4

What is asexual reproduction?

Answer 4

Asexual reproducion is the production of offspring from a single organism in which the product is genetically identical to its parent.

Question 5

How many organsims are required to go thtough asexual reproduction

Answer 5

One organism

Question 6

Explain the process of asexual reproduction

Answer 6

Cells in one part of the body divide by mitosis and form a structure that breaks away from the parent body and grows into a new organism.

Question 7

Explain some of the differences between asexual and sexual reproduction/offspring

Answer 7

Sexual - Requires to organisms (m & f)
Offspring are not genetically identical and so allows
variation as well as adaptability.
Asexual - Only requires one organism to reproduce
offspring is identical to its parent