DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DIVISION OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY

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Science
Quarter 2–Module 5 :
REPRODUCTION-KEY TO LIFE
(S7LT-IIg-7)
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Science
Quarter II – Module 5 :
REPRODUCTION- KEY TO LIFE
(S7LT-IIg-7)

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

 FOREWORD

Learning can be both fun and interactive. So, we present to you this Learning
Material that will provide valuable understanding of the topic being presented. As a
21st century learner, this material can be your steppingstone in achieving proficiency
in the subject matter.
The elements serve as guides in your learning journey. The contents of this
learning materials, carefully prepared and developed by dedicated teachers from
various schools in the City of San Jose del Monte, provide deeper understanding.
Treat this module like a friend and it will connect you with the wonderful world
of learning. If you are excited to have fun while learning, this module is for you.

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 What I Need to Know
Hi there! Hope you are doing great today. And I am sure this module will gear
you to understand more about us, living things. In the previous module, you have
learned about the levels of organization as well as the cellular difference between
plant and animal cells.
As living things, we have different characteristics that set us apart from the
nonliving. And one of the most unique characteristics is Reproduction. Hope this
module will help you discover how organisms-from the minute bacteria to the
massive elephants-reproduce and perpetuate their own kinds. Happy learning
everyone!
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction in terms of:
a. number of individuals involved
b. similarities of off springs to parents
2. Draw an organism and its method of reproduction
3. Recognize the importance of reproduction in the continuity of
organism

What I Know
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of your answer on a separate
sheet.

1. What is the goal of reproduction in living things?

a. For growth and development
b. For protection against their enemies
c. For survival and continuance of the species
d. For protection against harsh weather conditions
2. Which of the following is TRUE about asexual and sexual reproduction?
a. Asexual reproduction uses body parts.
b. Sexual reproduction involves sex cells or gametes.
c. All are correct.
d. No correct answer.
3. All the following reproduces asexually EXCEPT:
a. algae
b. frog
c. molds
d. starfish
4. Which of the following are examples of asexual reproduction?
a. Binary Fission
b. Spore Formation
c. Vegetative Propagation
d. All of the above

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5. Which species can reproduce off springs that are genetically identical to their
parents?
a. A species that has few variations.
b. A species that reproduces sexually.
c. A species that propagates in variety.
d. A species that reproduces asexually.

6. Which species can reproduce offspring that are genetically different from the
parents?
a. A species that has few variations.
b. A species that reproduces sexually.
c. A species that propagates in variety.
d. A species that reproduces asexually.
7. Which of the following plant structure is NOT involved in asexual
reproduction?
a. flowers
b. leaves
c. roots
d. stems
8. Which is NOT a characteristic of sexual reproduction?
a. Offspring are identical with the parents.
b. Genetic variations ensure survival of the species.
c. Gametes from two parents unite to form a zygote.
d. Offspring are genetically different from the parents.
9. An egg cell unites with a sperm cell. What event is taking place?
a. Fertilization
b. Fission
c. Pollination
d. Regeneration
10. What is the source of genetic materials in zygote?
a. spores
b. egg cell only
c. sperm cell only
d. both egg and sperm cells
For numbers 11-15, write A for asexual reproduction and S for sexual
reproduction.

11. Binary Fission

12. Budding/Regeneration
13. Conjugation
14. Pollination in Flowers
15. Vegetative Propagation

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 What’s In
In the previous module, you learned a lot about the cell-the fundamental and
basic unit of life, as well as the difference between plant and animal cell, being the
most common examples of cells. You also learned that organisms can be single-celled
or multicellular. Further, you also learned about the basic parts of the cell and their
functions.

In this module, you will explore and discover that cells play a vital role in
perpetuation or reproduction in various organisms. And because of their cellular
makeup, organism can reproduce simply thru their own or they will need another
species of the same kind to fulfil the reproductive process. Hope you enjoy learning!

What’s New
Hi there! Let us now move forward in discovering the unique and wonderful
process of reproduction of species. By reading the following poem and answering the
given questions, you will learn a lot about reproduction. Happy reading everyone!
(NOTE: This poem was composed solely by the author and is used exclusively for this
module.)

Identical or not?

Organisms are unique in their own little ways

They are different individuals as we may say-
Big or small, bacteria or elephant
They can reproduce their own kind.

Let’s start with the minute bacteria

Colony or singled out, they multiply
We start with one and ends in many
Simply by undergoing cell division you’ll find many.

The daughter bacteria look exactly like their parents, that is

Exactly identical in the sense.
Now you have a cute starfish in the seashore, happily playing
But losing one of its arms being broken
After some time, there is another starfish that will grow the same as its mother.
And there’s Elle the mother elephant
And guess what she’s pregnant!
Now what do you think?
Will her child look exactly like her or be different?

Guide Questions:

1. What are the organisms mentioned in the poem?

2. How do these organisms reproduce?

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 What is It
Reproduction is by far the most unique and interesting feature of all
organisms. It is the most determining factor that differentiate living things or
organisms from nonliving things. It is simply the ability of mature or fully developed
organisms (referred to as the parent) to produce, procreate another organism
(referred to as offspring). The main goal of reproduction is to continue or perpetuate
the species and therefore survival of organisms.

Further, reproduction involves passing of traits/characteristics or

genes/genetic makeup of the parents to the offspring, from generation to generation.

There are two main types of reproduction: Asexual and Sexual

Reproduction. They are differentiated in terms of the number of parents involved
and the quality of the offspring produced. We can also include that the reproduction
of organisms is also differentiated in terms of their makeup or levels of organization.
Say for example, bacteria involve the simplest type of reproduction while the massive
animals or the most complex humans reproduce differently.

Organisms that undergo Asexual Reproduction produce offspring that are

identical to the parent since it involves only one parent. This method of reproduction
oftentimes uses the body parts of parents thus producing the exact copy of inherited
traits from the parents. There are basically five methods of asexual reproduction:

• Binary Fission – occurs in most bacteria where one parent bacteria undergo
cell division and gives rise to two daughter cells

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-Eyv7UfgLAY/hqdefault.jpg

• Budding- in hydra, sponges, and yeasts usually a bud or an outgrowth from

the body of the parent forms and grows into offspring

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Figure_43_01_02.jpg

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• Regeneration/Fragmentation – in starfish, an arm that is broken down or
fragmented can grow into an offspring

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fission.png

• Vegetative Propagation – occurs in majority of the plants but the parts

involved are the stolon/runners in strawberries, potato “eyes” or tubers, onion
and garlic bulbs, ginger rhizomes, gumamela and rose stem cuttings,
katakataka leaves to name a few.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Figure_32_03_02.jpg

• Spore Formation – in molds where spores are developed and scattered and
grow into new molds.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Mold_6552.jpg

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 Organisms that undergo Sexual Reproduction (in higher forms of
organisms such as animals including humans produce offspring that are
genetically different since this type of reproduction involves sex cells or gametes
coming from male (sperm cell) and female (egg cell). These sex cells unite through
the process known as Fertilization and the fertilized egg is known as the Zygote
which will develop into the new organism.

Sexual reproduction in plants involve the sex cells produced in the flowers:
stamen (male part) and pistil (female part) and fertilization takes place during
pollination. Another method of sexual reproduction is Conjugation in Spirogyra
(a green alga). It takes place when two algae lying side by side form bridge and
transfer the contents and proceed to fertilization.

What’s More

You Complete Me

Directions: Complete the table by writing the word/words that correctly describes
asexual and sexual reproduction. Choose from the given choices below.

genetically different two parents (male and female)

genetically identical bacteria
one parents only humans

Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Asexual Sexual
Number of parents involved

Similarities of offspring to parents

Sample organism

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 What I Have Learned
Good job! Now Let us see what you have learned in the lesson. Read the
paragraph below and fill in the missing information by choosing from the given
word/words below. You may write only the answers on your answer sheet.

survival asexual
one/single sexual
two parent
different offspring
identical reproduction

(1) __________ is the key process of all organisms in order to continue and
perpetuate their own kind thus contributing to the (2) __________ of the species. The
organism that will reproduce is called (3) __________and the resulting individual is
called the (4) __________. Basically reproduction can either be (5) __________ and
(6) __________. In asexual reproduction only (7) __________parent is involved, and the
resulting offspring is genetically (8) __________ to the parent. On the other hand,
sexual reproduction involves (9) __________ parents, a male and a female. The
resulting offspring in this method is genetically (10) __________ from the parents.
 What I Can Do

Wow! That’s nice, now let us see how well you understand the lesson. Try
doing the activity below.

Let’s Propagate
In a one whole sheet of paper, draw your chosen organism. Describe how this
organism reproduces, what could be the characteristics of the resulting offspring of
the organism.
 Assessment
Directions: Read each question carefully. Chose the letter of the correct answer
and write it on your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following statement/s is/are True?

I. Molds reproduce by spore formation.

II. Amoeba undergo budding to produce offspring.
III. Flowers are the reproductive parts of plants.
IV. Conjugation is a type of sexual reproduction.

a. All are examples of sexual reproduction.

b. I and II are examples of sexual reproduction.
c. I and IV are examples of asexual reproduction.
d. III and IV are examples of sexual reproduction.
2. Which is the result of reproduction?
a. flower
b. offspring
c. parent
d. sex cells
3. Which will undergo reproduction?
a. flower
b. offspring
c. parent
d. sex cells
4. How many parents are involved in asexual reproduction?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. many
5. How many parents are involved in sexual reproduction?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. many
6. Which of the following is involved in sexual reproduction in plants?
a. flowers
b. leaves
c. root
d. stem
7. All the following are involved in asexual reproduction EXCEPT:
a. flowers
b. leaves
c. root
d. stem
8. Which of the following is NOT a vegetative part of a plant?
a. flower
b. leaf
c. root
d. stem
9. Onion and garlic are examples of _________________.
a. bulb
b. rhizome
c. runner
d. stolon
10. Molds reproduce through ______________.
a. body fragments
b. buds
c. runners
d. spores
11. Which of the following is the simplest type of reproduction?
a. Binary fission
b. Fertilization
c. Pollination
d. Spore Formation
12. Two amoeba that come from a single parent amoeba will most likely
___________.
a. Have different genes
b. Have the same genes
c. Have different number of genes
d. Have the same number of genes
13. The sexual reproductive part of plant is the ______________.
a. flower
b. leaves
c. root
d. stem
14. The sexual reproductive part of animals are the sex cells or ______________.
a. body parts
b. flowers
c. gametes
d. genes
15. The fertilized egg is known as the ________________.
a. body parts
b. fetus
c. ovule
d. zygote
 Additional Activities
Yey! You are almost done. Considering you are already knowledgeable in
reproduction of organisms, try doing the activity below.

Direction: Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of the correct answer

Pair us up!
COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. amoeba a. Binary fission

2. yeast b. Vegetative propagation
3. hydra c. Budding
4. molds d. Spore formation
5. onion e. Regeneration/fragmentation
What I Know Assessment
6. C 1. D
7. C 2. B
8. B 3. C
9. D 4. A
10.D 5. B
11.B 6. A
12.A 7. A
13.A 8. A
14.A 9. A
15.D 10.D
16.A 11.A
17.A 12.B
18.S 13.A
19.S 14.C
20.A 15.D
Additional What I Have
Activities Learned
1. A 1. reproduction
2. C 2. survival
3. C 3. parent
4. D 4. offspring
5. B 5. asexual
6. sexual
7. one
8. identical
9. two
10.different
Answer Key
References

Evangelista, E., Follosco, Laurel-Sotto, R., G.L., Soriano-Pili, A., Science in Today’s
World the New Grade 7 Curriculum Compliant pp. 118-121, SIBS Publishing
House, INC. (2013)
Science 7 Learner’s Material pp. 135-140, First Edition, Department of Education
(2017)
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