Activity Sheet

Week 5

Name:___________________________ Grade and Section:_______Date:______Score:____

Activity 1:
Types of Reproduction
Directions: Read and understand the information given. Complete the table below by filling
out the data given and answer the following guide questions. Write your answers on your
answer sheet.
Types of Reproduction:
1. Asexual Reproduction
 Occurs when only one parent produces an offspring which has the exact genetic
make-up with the parent. This type of reproduction
 Mostly occurs in single-celled organisms such as bacteria; some multicellular
organisms such as fungi; and some plants.
The different types of asexual reproduction are:
1. Vegetative reproduction
 Form of asexual reproduction in plants that occurs when a new plant develops from a
fragment of the parent plant or a specialized reproductive structure (rhizome, tuber,
corm, or bulb)
 Example: Cactus plants which can reproduce through its leaves
2. Binary fission
 The cell divides to form two identical daughter cells.
 Each daughter cell grows until it becomes as large as the parent cell.
 Example: Amoeba cell reproduces by dividing.
3. Budding
 New identical individual forms as an outgrowth of the parent.
 The outgrowth detaches from the parent and becomes a new individual.
 Example: yeast, hydra, and sponges
4. Spore Formation
 Spores are stored in sacs called Sporangia.
 When the Sporangia bursts open; minute single-celled structures called spores are
released.
 Under favorable conditions, these spores develop into a new identical organism.
 Example: Bread mold

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5. Regeneration
 Severed parts of the organisms grow into another organism similar to it.
 Example: when a hydra is cut into several pieces, a process known as fragmentation,
each piece can grow into another hydra and in certain types of starfish, an arm that
breaks off from the body can grow into a new individual.
2. Sexual Reproduction
 Involves the merging of genetic information from two individual parents to produce a
new organism that is a combination of both parents.
 It occurs in most complex organisms.
The following are the different ways on how representative microorganisms, plants, and
animals reproduce sexually:
1. Conjugation
 This type of sexual reproduction occurs when two organisms of the same species
temporarily unite to merge one organism's contents, along with its genetic material,
with the other.
 One organism is left with an empty shell while the other becomes a new individual.
 Example: Spirogyra (green alga)
2. Pollination
 Combines the male and female gametes of a flower and it happens when a pollen
grain of the right kind lands on the stigma of the pistil.
 Example: bees transfer pollen of a male flower to the female flower.
3. Fertilization
 A type of sexual reproduction that combines the male and female gametes of an
organism to form a zygote.
 Example: Humans reproduce through fertilization.

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Guide Questions:
1. What organisms in the table undergo the methods of asexual reproduction?
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2. What organisms in the table undergo the methods of sexual reproduction?
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3. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction based on the number of
individuals involved?
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4. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction based on the similarity of
the offspring’s genetic information with the parent/parents.
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 Activity Sheet
Week 5

Name:___________________________ Grade and Section:_______Date:______Score:____

Activity 2:
Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction
Directions: Complete the Venn diagram below to compare and contrast asexual and sexual
reproduction based on the number of individuals involved and the similarities of offspring to
parents.

Sexual Asexual

Methods
of
reproduction
of organisms

Guide Question:
1. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
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 Activity Sheet
Week 5

Name:___________________________ Grade and Section:_______Date:______Score:____

Activity 3:
Describe Me Asexually
Directions: Read and answer the following questions.
Column A Column B
1. The release of spores to develop an organism. A. Binary fission
2. A process in which organisms replace or
restore their lost or damaged body parts. B. Budding
3. New individuals are formed without the
production of seed or spores C. Regeneration
4. It results from the outgrowth part of a cell D. Spore Formation
5. An individual splits off and forms two
identical daughter cells. E. Vegetative Propagation

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 Activity Sheet
Week 5

Name:___________________________ Grade and Section:_______Date:______Score:____

Activity 4:
How Do I Reproduce?
Directions: Classify the following organisms according to their method of reproduction.
Choose from the choices in the box.

Questions to Ponder:
1. How many parent/s is/ are involved in asexual reproduction?

2. Are the parents and the offspring identical or not? Explain your answer.

3. Draw your own conclusion