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Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

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  1. What are the gametes of animals?

    Sperm cells and egg cells.

  2. What are the gametes of flowering plants?

    Pollen cells and egg cells.

  3. What happens in sexual reproduction?

    A male gamete and a female gamete fuse.

  4. What type of cell division makes gametes?

    Meiosis.

  5. How many parents are needed for asexual reproduction?

    One.

  6. Which type of cell division is involved in asexual reproduction?

    Mitosis only.

  7. What are genetically identical offspring called?

    Clones.

  8. Is genetic information mixed in asexual reproduction?

    No.

  9. Why does sexual reproduction give variety?

    The genetic information from two parents is mixed.

  10. Does meiosis make identical or non-identical cells?

    Non-identical.

  11. Does mitosis make identical or non-identical cells?

    Identical.

  12. How many cells does mitosis make from one cell?

    Two.

  13. How many cells does meiosis make from one cell?

    Four.

  14. Where does meiosis take place?

    In the reproductive organs.

  15. What is fertilisation?

    The fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete.

  16. Common mistake about gametes?

    Saying that asexual reproduction uses gametes. It does not.