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What is the purpose of the reproductive system |
To produce Offspring like parents |
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Number of parent cells for asexual reproduction |
One parent cell |
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Number of parent cells for sexual reproduction |
Two parent cells |
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Asexual reproduction chromosomes of offspring are _________ to parents |
Identical to |
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In sexual reproduction chromosomes of offspring are ____________ to parents |
A mixture of |
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Advantages of asexual reproduction |
Need only one cell to reproduce |
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Advantages of sexual reproduction |
Greater genetic diversity -can be bigger and or stronger than parent |
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Disadvantages of asexual reproduction |
Offspring cannot be better than parent |
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Disadvantages of sexual reproduction |
Need to parents a male and female |
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Where does asexual reproduction occur in human body |
In all body cells when replaced or during growth |
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Where does sexual reproduction occur in human body |
In sex organs male the testes female the ovaries |
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Chromosome is |
Strand of DNA contains all the information (genes) for all traits of an organism |
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Chromosomes in the human body have __________ number of genes |
Thousands |
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Sex cells have the chromosomes of a body cell |
1/2 |
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Number of chromosomes in a human body cell |
46 |
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Number of chromosomes in a human sex cell |
23 |
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What is fertilization? |
When two sex cells combine to begin a new organism |
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How does a new organism grow and develop? |
Asexual reproduction |
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What is this? |
Asexual reproduction |
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What type of reproduction is this? |
Sexual reproduction |
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Name of human cell |
Sperm |
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Name of human cell |
Egg |
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Process occurring |
Fertilization |
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Process occurring |
Asexual reproduction |
