Why does sexual reproduction result in more genetic diversity than asexual reproduction?
Traits from two parents are combined.
More organisms reproduce this way.
Offspring grow in different environments.
Offspring come from identical parents.
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Organisms that reproduce asexually generally have offspring that are
unicellular.
multicellular.
genetically varied.
genetically identical.
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A plant that has traits identical to the parent plant provides evidence that the plant
resulted from sexual reproduction.
resulted from asexual reproduction.
will develop many seeds.
will have large leaves.
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Many invertebrate animals, such as the hydra, reproduce asexually. What form of reproduction in this stage of the life cycle of the hydra is shown in the diagram?
binary fission
budding
fragmentation
vegetation propagation
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A child’s sex is determined by the sex chromosomes of which person?
grandfather
grandmother
mother
father
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The muscle cells of an elephant contain 62 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in an elephant egg cell?
31
62
122
244
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Daffodils are plants that can perform both asexual and sexual reproduction. How does a daffodil population benefit more by reproducing sexually than asexually?
It can reproduce more rapidly.
It can adapt faster to its environment.
It can increase the diversity of inherited traits.
It can eliminate unfavorable traits from the gene pool.
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What types of cells are found only in organisms that reproduce sexually?
blood cells
neurons
skin cells
egg and sperm
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Which of the following is a part of the process of sexual reproduction for plants?
budding
regeneration
pollination
fragmentation
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Which is the greatest benefit of sexual reproduction?
capable of reproducing by meiosis
ability to reproduce without a mate
ability to produce genetically different offspring
capable of producing offspring genetically identical to parent
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In order to grow two of the exact same plants, a person would reproduce them asexually because the
genetic diversity is greater.
offspring would be genetically identical.
recessive traits would emerge.
negative traits are suppressed.
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When an egg and sperm form an embryo, the offspring that is formed will have genetic traits that are