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SCIENCE
Second Quarter – Module 5

Types of Reproduction

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Science – Grade 7
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Second Quarter – Module 5: Types of Reproduction
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Second Quarter – Module 5

Types of Reproduction

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Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1

What I Know ---------------- 2

Lesson 1: Asexual Reproduction

What’s In - Activity 1: Make More ---------------- 4
What’s New - Activity 2: Potato and Friends- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
What is It ---------------- 8
What’s More - Activity 3: Pair Me ---------------- 11

Lesson 2: Sexual Reproduction

What’s In - Activity 1: Complete Me ---------------- 12
What’s New - Activity 2: Word Connect ---------------- 13
What is It ---------------- 14
What’s More - Activity 3: Describe Me ---------------- 17

Lesson 3: Comparing Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

What’s In - Activity 1: Sexual vs Asexual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
What’s New - Activity 2: Identify Me ---------------- 19
What is It ---------------- 20
What’s More - Activity 3: Count Me In ---------------- 20

What I Have Learned ---------------- 21

What I Can Do ---------------- 22

Assessment ---------------- 23
Additional Activities ---------------- 25
Answer Key ---------------- 26
References ---------------- 27

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 What I Need to Know

Have you ever wondered how and why organisms reproduce? To reproduce
means “to make a new life”. The beginning of a new life is truly a remarkable event.
The ability of an organism to produce new individual is one of the characteristics that
distinguish living things from non-living things.

Organisms do not live forever. Without the process of reproduction, life would
come to an end. It is one of the most fundamental processes of living organisms.
This module provides you with the knowledge on the different types of reproduction
in plants, animals, and microorganisms.

This module consists of three (3) lessons:

 Lesson 1 - Asexual Reproduction

 Lesson 2 - Sexual Reproduction
 Lesson 3 - Comparing Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

After going through this module, you should be able to differentiate asexual
from sexual reproduction in terms of: (1) number of individuals involved; and
(2) similarities of offspring to parents (S7LT-IIg-7), specifically:
1. describe asexual and sexual reproductions;
2. identify the type of reproduction exhibited by organisms; and
3. appreciate the miracles of life through understanding how organisms
reproduce.

In going through this module, we hope that you will extend your patience in
understanding and analyzing what you are reading because this will help you
understand the miracles of life.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer from the
given choices. Write the letter of your answer in your Science activity
notebook.

1. Which of the following structures is NOT involved in asexual reproduction?

A. Gamete B. Root C. Stem D. Tuber

2. Through what process do most bacteria reproduce?

A. Binary fission C. Fragmentation
B. Budding D. Spore formation

3. How many parent/s is/are involved in asexual reproduction?

A. Six B. Four C. Two D. One

4. Which of the following is an example of tuber?

A. Ginger B. Onion C. Potato D. Strawberry

5. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of crops in a way which can maintain
all its desirable traits. Which of the following methods should be used?
A. Self – pollination
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Growing seeds produced from this variety
D. Cross-pollinating this crop with another good variety

6. Which of the following statements below does NOT describe the flower of the
plant?
A. It is the organ for asexual reproduction.
B. Some of its parts may develop into a fruit with seeds.
C. Its male and female parts are both found in the same flower.
D. Many structures aid in bringing the sperm cell in the pollen to the egg cell in the
ovule.

7. Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of sexual reproduction?

A. It is fast. C. It requires more energy.
B. It is safe. D. It increases genetic variation.

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8. Which of the following statements is TRUE about external fertilization?

I. Fertilization takes place outside an organism’s body.

II. Sperm cells are transported into the oviducts of the female.
III. Both egg and sperm are released into the water.
IV. One or several females release their eggs and the males release
sperms in the same area, at the same time.

A. I and II only C. I, III, and IV only

B. III and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV

9. What is the general name for sex cells (egg cell or sperm cell)?
A. Gene B. Gamete C. Offspring D. Zygote

10. Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants. Which of the following is required
in sexual reproduction in flowering plants?
A. Male and female C. Female only
B. Male only D. Only small part of the plant

11. A farmer breaks stems from a bougainvilla flower and plants them in the soil to
grow new plants. Which type of reproduction is used in this example?
A. Binary fission C. Fragmentation
B. Budding D. Vegetative propagation
12. Which of the following organisms reproduces sexually?
A. Starfish B. Sea sponge C. Coral D. Seahorse

13. Which of the following describes the main advantages of sexual reproduction?
A. It requires lots of time/energy. C. It produces diversity.
B. No new characteristics can arise. D. Offspring looks identical to the
parent.

14. What type of reproduction produces more genetic variations among offspring?
A. Sexual reproduction C. Both sexual and asexual
B. Asexual reproduction D. None of the above

15. Which of the following statements is TRUE about asexual reproduction?

A. Only one parent is required.
B. The offspring produced is genetically unique.

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 C. A kitten is produced through sexual reproduction.
D. Male and female organisms are needed to produce offspring.

Lesson
Asexual Reproduction
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There are different forms of reproduction in organisms. One of these is
asexual reproduction. In this lesson, you will learn what are involved in this type of
reproduction, the number of individuals involved in the process, and the
characteristics of the offspring.

What’s In

Activity 1: Make More!

Directions: Use the diagram of common plants to complete the chart below. Write
your answers in your Science activity notebook. (Number 1 is done for
you.)

Diagram Name of How does the plant make How many

Organism another of its own kind? individuals/parents
are involved?
1 Onion Through its underground 1
stem/bulb
2

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What’s New

Activity 2. Potato and Friends

Directions: Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

Potato and Friends

Narrator: In the farm, Potato is waiting so long for her friend Strawberry.

Potato: What happened to her?

Narrator: After ten minutes, Strawberry was gasping for her breath going to

Potato’s place.

Strawberry: I’m sorry Potato I’m late. My cousins and I are playing in our

house, and they are here to join us.

Potato: Oh! That’s good.

Strawberry: Yeah! And it will be good if there are many of us. By the way,

here are my cousins Onion, Gladiolus, and Ginger.

Potato: Hi! Good to see you. Ok, let’s go to my house. I guess we need to

eat first before we harvest. Let’s go!

Narrator: After eating, they decided to play first before they go back to the

farm. They played Spin the Bottle.

Onion: You’re a good cook Potato. The food is so delicious.

Potato: Really! Thank you. Ok, let’s start the game (So, Potato starts

spinning the bottle). If the mouth of the bottle point at you, you will tell

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 about your secret or unique characteristics. Agree?

Narrator: Everyone said yes. And the game starts.

Potato: Oh! So lucky I am the first. Hmmmm…. well, I’m a tuber, a

specialized stem, usually short and thickened and typically grow
below the soil. Most tubers bear minute scale leaves, each with a bud
that has the potential for developing into a new plant. That’s it. Ok,
let’s continue. I will spin now.
Ginger: Oh! Lucky me. Well, I am a type of plant stem situated either at the
soil surface or underground that contains nodes from which roots and
shoots originate. I am a rhizome that tends to grow horizontally
instead of vertically. Rhizomes grow under the soil and new growth
may occasionally sprout at different angles. Because it is found under
the ground, a common misconception to me is I am part of the root.
However, I am actually a stem that grows beneath the surface of the
ground. Ok, my turn to spin. Who’s next?
Gladiolus: It’s me. I am perennial flowering plants and I am a corm. Corm is
a
short vertical, fleshy, underground stem that acts as a food storage
structure in certain seed plants. I reproduce by means of small corms
called cormels, and it will develop at the base of the corm growing
into mature corms over a period of years. That’s all. My time to spin.
Here we go!
Onion: Yes! It’s me Hmm…I am a bulb, my stem is shortened down to a
disc, often called the basal plate from which roots arise around the
edge. My time to spin.
Strawberry: Oh! My turn. I’m pretty, just kidding she said. Well, my family
called me stolon or runner. I grow at the soil surface or just below
ground that form adventitious roots at the nodes, and new plants
from the buds.
Potato: Maybe we can stop the game. We can continue this later. Let’s go
back to the farm and start harvesting the fruits and vegetables.
Strawberry: Definitely. Let’s go my dear cousins.

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Narrator: After cleaning, they went to the farm. All of them had fun
harvesting that whole afternoon.

(Adapted from M.F. Fabunan, Cross Specialization Training of Grades 7-10 Science Teachers.)

QUESTION 1. What mode of vegetative propagation is exhibited by the plants in the

story. Write your answers in your Science activity notebook.

1. Potato - __________ 2. Strawberry - __________

3. Gladiolus - __________ 4. Ginger - __________

5. Onion - __________

QUESTION 2. Based on the story “Potato and Friends”, what type of reproduction is
being exhibited by the plants?
_______________________________________________

QUESTION 3. What do you think is the reason why they have to reproduce?
_______________________________________________

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 What is It

Asexual reproduction is the creation of new organism from a single parent

without the combination of gametes. Therefore, the parent and the resulting
offspring have the same genes and this is the reason why they have the same
traits. In other words, the parent and the offspring are identical to each other.
Asexual reproduction requires less energy since no mating is needed but can
produce many offspring at one reproductive cycle.
Below is a table showing the different modes of asexual reproduction, its
description and examples, number of parents involved and the characteristics of
offspring.

Table 1. Modes of Asexual Reproduction in Organisms

Modes of Asexual Description No. of Parents Characteristics
Reproduction Involved Of Offspring
Parent plant produces
1. Spore formation
hundreds of tiny spores
which can grow into new
plants. 1 Identical to
parent’s traits
Examples:
Bread mold, Fern plants

2.Budding An outgrowth called

a bud grows and develops
from the parent animal and
would eventually separate to 1 Identical to
become a new individual.
parent’s traits
Examples:
Coral, Hydra, Yeast

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3.Fission The parent divides in half
forming two new individuals.

Examples: 1 Identical to
Sea anemone, Bacteria, parent’s traits
Amoeba

4.Fragmentation New organism grows from a

fragment of the parent.
1 Identical to
Examples:
parent’s traits
Planaria, Cnidarians

5.Regeneration
When an organism replaces
or repairs a lost damaged
part of the body. 1 Identical to
parent’s traits
Examples:
Starfish, lobster

Vegetative Propagation is a mode of asexual reproduction in plants where a

new plant can form from the root, stem or leaf of an existing plant. Study and
understand the plant parts used in vegetative propagation, their descriptions and
examples found in Table 2.

Table 2. Plant Parts Used in Vegetative Propagation

Types Description No. of Parents Characteristics
Involved Of Offspring
1.Runners/ Stolon An aboveground stem that
grows horizontally along
the surface when the stem
touches the ground; buds
from the stem forms roots 1 Identical to
and leaves, and a new parent’s traits
plant develops.
EXAMPLES:
Bermuda Grass,
Strawberry

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2.Rhizomes An underground stem that
grows horizontally along
the surface; shoots from 1 Identical to
buds at nodes of the stem
parent’s traits
develop into a new plant.
EXAMPLES:
Ginger (Luy-a)
3.Tubers A new plant is formed from
an enlarged and thickened
underground stem with 1 Identical to
buds or eye. parent’s traits
EXAMPLES:
Potato (Patatas)
4.Bulb A bulb is an underground
stem with thick and fleshy
colorless leaves; can
reproduce several smaller 1 Identical to
bulbs, each of which can parent’s traits
grow into a new plant.
EXAMPLES:
Onion (Sibuyas)
5.Corm A corm is an enlarged ,
short underground stem
that sores food; resembles
bulbs but does not have
thick, fleshy leaves. New 1 Identical to
corms develop from the parent’s traits
stem of an old corm to
produce new plants.
EXAMPLES:
Taro (Gabi)

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Pair Me!

Directions: Match the pictures of organisms in Column A with the mode of asexual
reproduction in Column B. Write the letter of your answer in your
Science activity notebook.

Column A Column B

1. Bread Mold A. Rhizome

2. Onion B. Regeneration

3. Starfish C. Tuber

4. Ginger D. Bulb

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 5. Potato E. Spore Formation

Lesson
Sexual Reproduction
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You have learned that plants, animals and microorganisms reproduce
asexually through different modes. In this lesson, sexual reproduction will be
described in terms of the number of individuals involved in the process and the
similarities of the offspring to their parents.

What’s In

Activity 1: Complete Me!

Directions: Complete the concept map using the word bank below about the
different modes of asexual reproduction. Write your answers in your
Science activity notebook.

WORD BANK

Budding Bulb Corm Fission Fragmentation

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Tubers Rhizomes Roots Spore Regeneration
formation
 What’s New

Activity 2: Word Connect

Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle by filling in the word that fits each clue.
Use the words listed in the word bank below as your guide. Write your
answers in your Science activity notebook.

ACROSS DOWN

1 Portion of the flower that contains the 1 When fertilized, this becomes the
ovules seed
5 Stalk of the flower 2 Portion of the flower in which the parts
7 Male portion of a flower are attached
8 Portion of the flower used to 3 When the ovary becomes fertilized it
visually attract insects will grow into this structure
10 Flowers that have both male and 4 Flowering Plants
female parts 6 Flowers with only all-male parts or all
12 Threadlike structure that holds female parts
up the anther 9 Portion where pollen germinates
13 Tube-like structure that holds 11 Portion of the flower where pollen is
up the stigma produced
14 Female portion of a flower

Word Bank
angiosperms anther filament imperfect ovary
ovule peduncle perfect petals stamen
style stamen pistil receptacle fruit

Adapted from M.F. Fabunan, Cross Specialization Training of Grades 7-10 Science Teachers.

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 What is It

Sexual Reproduction in Animals

Sexual reproduction is a form of reproduction that involves two parents.

Humans (and all animals that reproduce sexually) have reproductive cells called
gametes. Gametes are formed during meiosis, in the form of sperm (produced within
the testes of males) or eggs (produced within in the ovaries of females). Under
favorable conditions, sperm and egg cell unite in a process known as fertilization.
As shown in Figure 1 below, the resulting fertilized egg, or zygote, contains genes
from both parents. Hence, the offspring have unique combinations of genes.
Offspring of sexual reproduction differs genetically from their parents and
species extinction is unlikely to occur.

Figure 1. Sexual Reproduction in Animals

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 The different types of animal fertilization are described in Table 3 below.

Table 3. Types of Animal Fertilization

TYPE DESCRIPTION
 Characterized by the release of both sperm and egg into an external
environment
External  Many aquatic animals simply release their egg and sperm into the
fertilization water which become the medium where the sperm swims to unite
with an egg
 Examples: Fishes, Crustaceans, Coelenterates
 Male deposits his sperm directly into the female's body where the
sperm cells swim up the reproductive tract until they encounter a
mature egg in an oviduct/fallopian tube where fertilization occurs.
 This type of reproduction produces offspring in any of the following
ways:

o Oviparous - development of the egg is outside the mother’s body.

Examples: bony and cartilaginous fish (clownfish), most reptiles

Internal (lizards), some amphibians (frogs), birds, and a few mammals

fertilization
o Ovoviviparous - eggs complete their development within the
mother’s body.
Examples: bony fish (Bangus), some cartilaginous fish (shark)

o Viviparous - eggs are developed internally and receive

nourishment directly from the mother’s blood through the placenta
rather than from the yolk.
Examples: mammals (humans)

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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

The flower is the reproductive organ in flowering plants. It has structures that
produce the gametes necessary for reproduction. It is a specialized part of an
angiosperm plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful
petals or sepals. Consider Figure 2, the Gumamela, with its parts and reproductive
structures described in Table 4 below.

(Adapted from M.F. Fabunan, Cross Specialization Training of Grades 7-10 Science Teachers.)

Figure 2. A typical complete flower and its reproductive structures

Table 4. Description of the Parts of a Flower

A. Sterile/ Non-Essential
Parts – used for support
and for attracting insects for
pollination
Parts of a Flower
Calyx - collection of sepals
Corolla - consists of one or more petals
Peduncle - stalk that attaches the flower to the stem
Receptacle- bulging extensions of the pedicel

B. Reproductive/Essential Stamen - the male reproductive part of the flower

Parts – contain the male 1. Filament- stalk
and female parts of the 2. Anther- produces the pollen grans
flower
Pistil - the female reproductive part of the flower
1. Stigma - expanded tip of the style and is
usually sticky which receive the pollen
grains
2. Style- stalk which supports the stigma
3. Ovary- bears the ovules which will later

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What’s More

Activity 3: Describe Me!

Directions: Describe the animals based on the characteristics listed in the table
below. Copy the table in your Science activity notebook and write your
answers in the appropriate column. (An example is done for you.)

ANIMALS
Characteristics Cow Frog Man Milkfish Duck
(Example)

1. Type of
Reproduction Sexual
(Sexual/Asexual)

2. Breeding Place
Land
(Water/Land)

3. Type of
Fertilization Internal
(Internal/External)

4. Development of
Inside the
Embryo
body of the
(Inside the body / female
Outside the body)

5. Number of
Parents Involved Two
(One / Two)

6. Characteristics
of the Offspring
(Genetically Genetically
identical to the different
Parents/ from the
Genetically parents
Different from the
Parents)

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 Lesson Comparing Sexual
Comparing Sexual
and Asexual Reproduction
3
You have already gained knowledge about the two types of reproduction,
namely: sexual and asexual reproduction. Although these two methods of
reproduction differ, every method leads to the beginning of a new life.

What’s In

Activity 1: Sexual vs Asexual!

Directions: In the following statements, identify the type of reproduction as Sexual

or Asexual. Write as your answers in your Science activity notebook.

1. Two different types of sex cells unite to form a zygote.

2. The characteristics of the offspring are like those of the parent.
3. Internal fertilization is necessary.
4. The new individual may have been a part of the body of a single
parent.
5. The union of a sperm cell and an egg cell results in a zygote.

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Identify Me!

Directions: Given the following examples of organisms, identify the type of
reproduction they exhibit. Write SEXUAL REPRODUCTION or
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION as answers in your Science activity
notebook.

1. Gumamela 2. Sayote

______________ ______________

3. Cat
________________

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 What is It

There are two major types of reproduction: sexual or asexual. Both of these
forms of reproduction occur in plants, animals and microorganisms. However, the
specific form of reproduction depends on the species.

Table 5 below shows the similarities and differences of the two types of
reproduction:

Table 5. Asexual and Sexual Reproduction: A Comparison

Basis of Comparison
1. Number of parents
involved
2. Similarities of the
offspring to the parents
Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction
One parent is involved. Two parents are involved.
Offspring is genetically Offspring is genetically
identical to the parent. different from the parents.

3. Gamete or Sex Cell No gametes are needed. Gametes are needed.

4. Number of offspring Many offspring can be A minimum of one
produced produced quickly. offspring per reproductive
cycle is produced.

What’s More

Activity 3: Count Me In
Directions: Complete the table giving the differences between Asexual and
Sexual reproduction. Copy the table and write your answers in the
appropriate column in your Science activity notebook.
Number of Characteristics
Name of Type of
Picture/Image Parent/s of the
Organism Reproduction
Involved Offspring
1. Fish

2. Human

3. Garlic

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the table below with the phrases/sentences found inside the
box. Write your answers in your Science activity notebook.

Basis of Comparison Sexual Asexual

Reproduction Reproduction
1. No. of parents Gametes Two One
Meiotic cell division Whole parts or bud/
2. Unit of reproduction fragments/ single
Requires less energy
somatic cell
3. Gamete formationVariation is less evident.
4. Genetic variation No formation of gametes
5. No. of offspring Minimum of one offspring
Variation is more evident.
6. Type of Cell Division Mitosis
7. Energy required Minimum of two More
offspring
There is formation of gametes.

What I Can Do

Directions: In five (5) sentences, write an essay on the topic: “Reproduction as a

Life Function”. Use the guide questions below in the development of
your essay. Write this in your Science activity notebook.

Guide Questions:
1. What is reproduction?
2. Why must an organism reproduce?
3. How do organisms reproduce?

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 4. What do you think will happen if all organisms stop reproducing?

Rubric Scoring for Essay:

Basis 3 2 1
Ideas ideas
Ideas has no
presented is presented is
Ideas clear sense of
clear and not well
purpose
focused defined
Information is
Information is
relevant and Information is
Organization somewhat
presented in not relevant
relevant
logical order
The choice of
The choice of The choice of
words is
Word choice words is words is not
somewhat
accurate accurate
accurate
Only few Distracting
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Assessment

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: In the following multiple choice questions, choose the letter of the best
answer. Write your answers in your Science activity notebook.

1. Which of the following organisms reproduces by regeneration?

A. Crab C. Squid
B. Sponge D. Starfish

2. Which of the following describes asexual reproduction?

A. Sex cells are not involved.
B. It involves the union of egg and sperm cells.
C. A new individual develops from two parents.
D. Fertilization takes place when two different gametes unite.

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3. How many parent/s is/ are involved in asexual reproduction?
A. Six C. Two
B. Four D. One

4. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of crops in a way which can

maintain all its desirable traits. Which of the following methods should be used?
A. Self - pollination
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Growing seeds produced from this variety
D. Cross- pollinating this crop with another good variety and growing the
seeds resulting from the cross

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE about asexual reproduction?

A. Only one parent is required.
B. The offspring produced is genetically unique.
C. A kitten is produced through sexual reproduction.
D. Male and female organisms are needed to produce offspring.
6. What is the function of the ovaries in flowering plants?
A. To produce male gametes
B. To produce female gametes
C. To produce male and female gametes
D. To produce corms, tubers, and runners

7. When is a zygote formed?

A. During fission C. During fertilization
B. During conjugation D. During pollination

8. Which is the male organ of the flower?

A. Anther C. Pistil
B. Ovary D. Stamen

9. For fertilization to occur in most flowering plants, insects or other animals

must transport the pollen to the pistil. What must happen for fertilization to
occur in flowering plants?
A. The plant must be exposed to sunlight during pollination.
B. The sperm cells in the pollen tube must be able to reach the eggs in
the ovule.
C. The eggs in the ovule must be able to reach the top of the stigma
where pollen is trapped.
D. All of these are correct.

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 10. What does sexual reproduction involve?
A. Development of haploid egg
B. One kind of reproductive cell
C. Two different kinds of reproductive cells
D. The formation and the separation of a bud from an individual animal

II. Directions: In the following scenarios, indicate whether the type of reproduction is
sexual or asexual. Write ASR if it is asexual and SR if it is sexual.
Write your answers in your science activity notebook.

11. Female seahorse lays eggs in the male seahorse’s abdominal brood
pouch where they are fertilized.
12. A bumble bee spreads pollen between two flowers.
13. Bacteria replicate by splitting into two new cells.
14. Earthworms have both male and female reproductive organs but still
exchange genetic material.
15. Fish spreads sperm over eggs that have been deposited at the bottom
of the pond.

Additional Activities

Directions: Observe at least five (5) different organisms found in your surroundings
that reproduce sexually or asexually. Indicate what would be the
reasons for each preferred type of reproduction. Make a table similar to
the one below in your Science activity notebook.

TYPE OF DESCRIPTION/
ORGANISM
REPRODUCTION REASONS

1.
2.

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4.
5.

Congratulations! You have completed Module 5.

Answer Key

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What I Have Learned

References

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Biology II Textbook, Department of Education., 2004., Book Media Press, Inc. & Printwell
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Science Teachers on their Non-Major Science Subjects Manual., 2018.
SEDP Series, Science and Technology II Textbook. 1990. Instructional Materials
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