Asexual Reproduction in Animals
Biology ⇒ Reproduction and Development
Asexual Reproduction in Animals starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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Context: A planarian is cut into three pieces. Each piece grows into a new planarian. What type of asexual reproduction is this?
Context: A starfish loses one of its arms, and the arm grows into a new starfish. What is this process called?
Context: In a laboratory, a scientist observes a single-celled organism dividing into two equal parts. What type of reproduction is being observed?
Context: In a pond, you observe that all hydra look exactly the same. What could be the reason for this?
Context: A planarian is cut into three pieces. Each piece grows into a new planarian. What type of asexual reproduction is this?
Context: A starfish loses one of its arms, and the arm grows into a new starfish. What is this process called?
Context: In a laboratory, a scientist observes a single-celled organism dividing into two equal parts. What type of reproduction is being observed?
Context: In a pond, you observe that all hydra look exactly the same. What could be the reason for this?
Which animal is well known for reproducing by budding?
(1) Hydra
(2) Earthworm
(3) Frog
(4) Butterfly
Which of the following animals can reproduce by fragmentation?
(1) Starfish
(2) Cat
(3) Bird
(4) Fish
Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
(1) Offspring are genetically identical
(2) It is a slow process
(3) It requires two parents
(4) It increases genetic diversity
Which of the following is a similarity between budding and binary fission?
(1) Both involve two parents
(2) Both produce genetically identical offspring
(3) Both require fertilization
(4) Both occur only in plants
Fill in the blank: A group of genetically identical individuals produced by asexual reproduction is called a __________.
Fill in the blank: Hydra reproduces asexually by __________.
Fill in the blank: In __________, a new organism grows from a fragment of the parent.
Fill in the blank: In asexual reproduction, the genetic material of the offspring is __________ to that of the parent.
True or False: All animals can reproduce asexually.
True or False: Asexual reproduction always produces more than one offspring at a time.
True or False: Asexual reproduction can occur in both unicellular and multicellular animals.
True or False: Asexual reproduction is always faster than sexual reproduction.
