Animal Reproduction: Sexual vs Asexual

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What type of reproduction involves the fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete?

Parthenogenesis

Sexual reproduction (correct)

Fragmentation

Asexual reproduction

What is an example of an organism that undergoes fragmentation and regeneration?

Sponge (correct)

Cnidarian

Lizard

Bee

Which of the following is a mode of asexual reproduction?

Mitosis

Parthenogenesis

Fission (correct)

Meiosis

What is the process by which an egg cell develops without fertilization?

Parthenogenesis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an organism that undergoes parthenogenesis?

Bee Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the creation of offspring without the fusion of egg and sperm?

Asexual reproduction Signup and view all the answers

What is an advantage of genetic recombination resulting from sexual reproduction?

An increase in variation in offspring Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for individuals that have both male and female reproductive systems?

Hermaphrodites Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in which eggs are released by the female at the midpoint of the reproductive cycle?

Ovulation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the union of egg and sperm?

Fertilization Signup and view all the answers

What type of fertilization occurs outside the body of the female?

External fertilization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which some species change sex from male to female or vice versa?

Sex reversal Signup and view all the answers

What type of fertilization is characterized by the deposition of sperm in or near the female reproductive tract, with fertilization occurring within the tract?

Internal fertilization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the production of gametes by meiosis?

Gametogenesis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the production of mature sperm?

Spermatogenesis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the fusion of similar gametes?

Isogamy Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the thickening of the uterine lining with blood vessels in preparation for embryo implantation?

Endometrium Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which the endometrium is shed if an embryo does not implant?

Menstruation Signup and view all the answers