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Reproduction: What's The Difference in These Two Forms of Reproduction?
Reproduction: What's The Difference in These Two Forms of Reproduction?
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Advantages vs Disadvantages of
Sexual Reproduction
Advantages Disadvantages
Variation in Requires two
offspring organisms. Must
find a mate
Organism is
requires more
more protected cellular energy
because of More time required
genetic variation for offspring
development
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NOW EVERYBODY
SAY
SEXUAL
REPRODUCTION
LOUDER!
SEXUAL
REPRODUCTION!
Asexual Reproduction
Asexual 1. One parent
Reproduction 2. No sex cells
3. Offspring produced by
cell division
4. Offspring identical to
parent (same DNA)
5. Several types in plants
and animals
Asexual Reproduction
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Asexual Reproduction
Plant cuttings/ vegetative
propagation
Vegetative reproduction
is a type of asexual
reproduction in plants
that relies on multi-
cellular structures formed
by the parent plant.
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Regeneration
Moss
Asexual Reproduction
Advantages vs Disadvantages of
Asexual Reproduction
Advantages Disadvantages
Asexual reproduction Same DNA being
produces more offspring passed down NO
Asexual reproduction GENETIC
takes less time VARIATION IN THE
Only one parent OFFSPRING
involved. No searching If parent has genetic
for mates disease offspring will
Requires less energy have it too
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FACE YOUR
SEATMATE ON YOUR
RIGHT SIDE AND SAY
ASEXUAL
REPRODUCTION!
Reproduction Thinking Map
Types of
Reproduction
Sexual Asexual
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QUESTION:
What conditions each type of
reproduction -- asexual and
sexual -- might be the most
effective strategy for passing on
one's genes and avoiding
extinction?