Reproduction Flashcards
(8 cards)
Do viruses reproduce and why
No they don’t because they aren’t alive
The 7 life processes
MRS GREN
M- movement
R- reproduction
S- Sensitivity - responsiveness
G- Growth
R- respiration
E- excretion
N- nutrition
Asexual reproduction definition
Reproduction involving one parent, giving genetically identical offspring.
Are all the offspring of asexual reproduction clones of the parent
Yes
Why are offspring of asexual reproduction clones
Because there is no fusion it sex cells therefore there is no mixing of DNA meaning they are going to have the same genetic information.
Why might organisms that are produced asexually look
They can be affected by differences in the environment
What is asexual reproduction in bacteria called
Binary fission
What happens in binary fission
The parent bacterium is replaced by two identical daughter bacteria when it divides into two