Asexual Reproduction Quiz

Single-celled organisms such as archaea and bacteria, and many eukaryotic organisms including plants, animals, and fungi.

Parthenogenesis.

Komodo dragons and some monitor lizards.

<p>A type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes, and the offspring inherit the full set of genes of their single parent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prokaryotes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes. Organisms such as archaea, bacteria, plants, animals, and fungi reproduce asexually.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual. It is commonly observed in vertebrates such as Komodo dragons and some monitor lizards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The offspring produced by asexual reproduction inherit the full set of genes of their single parent, making them genetically and physically similar to the parent or an exact clone of the parent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asexual reproduction is the primary form of reproduction for single-celled organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prokaryotes reproduce without the formation and fusion of gametes, and lateral gene transfer is a mechanism for exchanging genetic material between different prokaryotic cells, such as through conjugation, transformation, and transduction.</p> Signup and view all the answers