Transcript strawberry plant

A strawberry plant reproduces asexually by producing runners
which allows a botanist to take cuttings and replant. What is
one advantage of asexual reproduction?
a. Only one parent plant is required
b. The plants will always be much larger than the parent plant
c. The strawberry plant gets genetic material from both of its
parents
d. The genetic material varies in each new plant
The Bryophyllum is a plant that reproduces asexually via new
shoots from leaves. This means the offspring from Bryophyllum
–
a. Has the exact same genetic makeup of the parents
b. Takes genetic material from both parents
c. Varies by taking some traits from the mother and some from
the father plants.
d. Will take half of the genetic material from both parents so will
produce a smaller plant
Some types of tiny worms reproduce asexually by
fragmentation. Fragmentation occurs when these worms
spontaneously break up into 8 or 9 pieces. Each of these
fragments develops into a mature worm and the process is
repeated. You would expect –
a. Part of the worm will look like the mother and part like
the father.
b. The worms will be genetically identical to the parent.
c. The worms will be a mutation from the parent worms.
d. The worms will be genetically different than the parents.
Which of the following describes the chart in order?
Species A
Genetically
identical
a.
b.
c.
d.
Species B
Species C
Species D
One parent
No
More easily
needed variation of
deals with
species
environmental
changes
Sexual, sexual, asexual, asexual
Sexual, sexual, asexual, sexual
Asexual, asexual, asexual, sexual
Asexual, sexual, asexual, sexual
Students were taking note on sexual and asexual
reproduction. The student filling out her notes above forgot
to fill in one box. What is the missing information?
Asexual
One parent
Passes on diseases
Reproduces in a short period of
time
Two or more offspring produced
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sexual
One or more offspring produced
?
2 parents
Reproduction can take several
months to complete
No variation in species
Genetic variation in species
Genetic material is taken from only one parent
Species suffers more from diseases
?
?
?
What information is missing in the Venn diagram above?
a.
b.
c.
d.
One parent, produces offspring, genetic variation
Multiple parents, no genetic variation, Less disease resistant
Develops more slowly, produces offspring, two parents
Genetic variation, produces offspring, one parent