3) Fill in the Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Sexual and Asexual Reproduction. Have at least TWO specific for Sexual and Asexual, and at least ONE similarity between the two. ASEXUAL SEXUAL 4) Name two advantages to sexual reproduction and two disadvantages. Explain your answer. Advantages: Disadvantages: 5) Name two advantages to asexual reproduction and two disadvantages. Explain your answer Advantages: Disadvantages: 6) Classify the following as either Sexual or Asexual Reproduction. Give the specific type if Asexual. A small piece of a cactus breaks off the plant, falls to the ground, and begins to grow Pollen from a male poplar tree fertilizes sex cells on a female poplar tree. Sexual or Asexual Sexual or Asexual Two earthworms each produce sperm and eggs and fertilize each other A flatworm is cut in half and grows into two flatworms Sexual or Asexual Sexual or Asexual Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction Worksheet Name: Asexual Reproduction - one parent produces offspring with genetic makeup that is identical to the parent's. It occurs in most simple, single celled organisms such as bacteria and some multicellular organisms such as fungi, some plants, and even a few animals. Sexual Reproduction - two parents produce a new organism that has a combination of genes from both parents, and it not identical to either one. It occurs most often in complex organisms. 1) Complete the following table comparing asexual and sexual reproduction. Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction Number of parents Genetic info compared to the parents Complexity of organism that usually uses this method Example of an organism that uses this method Same Different Same Different Simple Complex Simple Complex 2) Complete the following chart below to answer the questions. Type of Reproduction (Asexual or Sexual) Description Example of organism/drawing Mitosis - division of the nucleus of a cell that produces two genetically identical daughter cells Budding - new organism develops by growing off the side of the "adult" Parthenogenesis - embryo develops from an unfertilized egg Fragmentation - a piece of an organism breaks off and produces a genetically identical new organism Fertilization - combination of gametes (egg and sperm) to produce a genetically unique offspring