Sexual and asexual

Question 1

What is reproduction?

Answer 1

Reproduction: producing more of the same type of organism. These are called “offspring”.

Question 2

What are some characteristics of sexual reproduction?

Answer 2

Two parents that provide an egg cell (girl) and a sperm cell (boy). This is called fertilisation. ⬅️
The DNA of the offspring is a combination of the parent’s DNA.

Question 3

What are some characteristics of asexual reproduction?

Answer 3

One parent.
The offspring has the same DNA of the parent.

Question 4

What are three types of asexual reproduction? And what are their?

Answer 4

Runners: long stems that grow new roots.
Tubers: plant stems that store nutrients and can grow offspring.
Bulbs: another type of stem that grows offspring.

Question 5

What are another three types of asexual reproduction? And what are they?

Answer 5

Binary fission: the bacteria’s division process.
Budding: the mother cell grows a daughter cell.
Fragmentation: the parent organism divides into fragments that grow again.