Animal Reproduction: Asexual and Sexual Methods
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What is the primary purpose of animal reproduction in the context of evolution?

  • To produce offspring with distinct characteristics
  • To create clones of the parental organism
  • To ensure the survival of a single species
  • To preserve and adapt, leading to evolution (correct)
  • Which type of reproduction involves the fusion of egg and sperm?

  • Asexual reproduction
  • Fission
  • Sexual reproduction (correct)
  • Parthenogenesis
  • What is the process by which a single organism becomes two or more independent organisms?

  • Fission (correct)
  • Budding
  • Parthenogenesis
  • Fragmentation
  • What is the term for the development of a new individual from an unfertilized egg?

    <p>Parthenogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of reproduction typically produces clones?

    <p>Asexual reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of breaking of the body into pieces, some or all of which develop into adults?

    <p>Fragmentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

    <p>Increase in variation in offspring, providing an increase in the reproductive success of parents in changing environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a reproductive cycle controlled by environmental cues?

    <p>Breeding in frogs during rainy days</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth?

    <p>Fecundity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason why some species exhibit hermaphroditism?

    <p>To solve the problem of finding a mate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the change of reproductive organ regarding the environmental cues?

    <p>Sex reversal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of fertilization in which eggs are fertilized outside the organism?

    <p>External fertilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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