Sexual and asexual reproductionIB MYP Sciences: Flashcards

What these 13 flashcards ask

What is asexual reproduction?
What is a clone?
What is binary fission?
Give two other examples of asexual reproduction.
Give two advantages of asexual reproduction.
What is the main disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
What is sexual reproduction?
What are gametes?
What is fertilisation?
Why do offspring from sexual reproduction show variation?
Give an advantage of sexual reproduction.
Give a disadvantage of sexual reproduction.
Which cell division makes gametes?

Exam questions on Sexual and asexual reproduction

A gardener in Kerala grows strawberry plants. Each plant sends out long stems called runners along the ground, and a new plant grows from each runner. Strawberry plants also produce flowers, and when these are pollinated they form fruits that contain seeds.
Explain why the gardener might prefer to grow strawberry plants from runners rather than from seeds.2 marks
A biology teacher in Cairo explains how a baby begins to develop. A sperm cell from the father joins with an egg cell from the mother.
Explain why the baby will not be genetically identical to either parent.2 marks
A microbiologist in Mexico City observes bacteria in a flask of warm nutrient broth. In ideal conditions, each bacterium divides into two about every 20 minutes.
Describe how bacteria reproduce by binary fission.3 marks

Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).