Reproduction: Asexual vs Sexual

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What are the two forms of reproduction mentioned in the text?

  • Budding and cloning
  • Binary fission and mitosis
  • Fission and meiosis
  • Asexual and sexual (correct)

What is the role of gametes in sexual reproduction?

  • Specialized reproductive cells containing half the number of chromosomes (correct)
  • Passing on 50% of genes
  • Creating genetically identical copies of organisms
  • Initiating asexual reproduction

What is the major puzzle for biologists regarding sexual reproduction?

  • Evolution of sexual reproduction (correct)
  • The genetic characteristics of offspring
  • The fertilization process
  • The creation of gametes

What is the outcome of asexual reproduction?

<p>Genetically similar or identical copies of the organism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"The two-fold cost of sexual reproduction" refers to what in the text?

<p>Only 50% of organisms reproduce and organisms only pass on 50% of their genes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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