Asexual Reproduction

Energy

What is not required to fond a mate? Answer with a single words or term.

Fragmentation

________- from of asexual reproduction in which each fragment of an organism develops in clone of its parent.

negative mutation

A(n) ________ can make asexually produced organisms susceptible to disease and can destroy large numbers of offspring.

methods of asexual reproduction

Some ________ produce offspring that are close together and compete for food and space.

Binary fission

________- form of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell replicates its genetic material and divides into two equal parts.

Clone

________- identical genetic copy of its parent.

Mutation

________ may happen when errors occur during DNA replication or when chromosomes fail to move into new cell.

Large colonies

________ can form that can out- compete other organisms for nutrients and water.

Asexual reproduction of plants

________ has benefitted humans for centuries.

Plants

________ can also reproduce by fragmentation provided that their environment stays static and have enough nutrients.

Spores

________- reproductive cells that grow into new individuals by mitosis.

Embryonic cells

What are used in therapeutic cloning? Answer with a single words or term.

Large numbers of organisms mean species

________ may survive when conditions or the numbers of predators change.

Vegetative reproduction

________- reproduction in which special cell divide repeatedly to form structures that will eventually develop into a plant identical to the parent.

Spore formation spore producers

________ rely on water or wind to carry the spores away from the parent.

Embryonic stem cells

________- cells that can become any one of a sexually reproducing organisms body cells.

Asexual reproduction

________- reproduction that requires only one parent and produces offspring that are genetic copies of the parent.

Adult stem cells

What are not as adaptable? Answer with a single words or term.

Stem cells

________- cells that have the potential to become many different types of cells.