Done! Done!

Done! Done! Done!

Done!

Reproduction
Put your
Put your
Click sticker Click sticker

to go Watch It! here!

to go Organize It! here!

Put

Read It!
your
Click Click Put your

Illustrate It!
sticker sticker
to go here! to go here!

Put your
Put your
Click Click sticker

Explore It! Assess It!

sticker
here!
to go here! to go

Version 8/20 © Kesler Science,

Your Answers:
Watch It!
1. In sexual reproduction, an
organism combines the
genetic information from
each of its parents In asexual Go to this link and watch the video:
reproduction, one parent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1W1LcJtK10
copies itself to form a
genetically identical offspring
“Two types of Reproduction”
2. Some of the advantages
of asexual reproduction The URL is case-sensitive.
are ________________
Then answer these questions:
1. What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?
2. What are some advantages of asexual reproduction?
3. Genetic variation allows 3. How does genetic variation allow humans to survive long-term? Which
humans to survive long- type of reproduction is responsible for genetic variation?
term because
___________________.
The type of reproduction
responsible for genetic
variation is __________. INPUT
STATION
Is your work saved?

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC

Read Part 1. Jot down notes
and drawings that will help
you remember the meanings
of these words. You can use
the sketch/scribble button on
the toolbar.
asexual reproduction
Type/draw here.
binary fission
Type/draw here.
vegetative propagation
Type/draw here.
Continue to Part 2
INPUT Read It!
STATION
Types of Asexual Reproduction – Part 1
Asexual reproduction can be Vegetative Propagation- Many
described as the process by which plants have advanced specific genetic
offspring are made from a single parent features that allow them to breed
rather than through fertilization. It is without the aid of seeds or spores.
most common in settings that favor Examples include runners of
faster population growth over genetic strawberries, bulbs of tulips, tubers of
variety. The offspring gets its genetic potatoes, and shoots of dandelions.
traits completely from one parent. The This special for of propagation is most
methods of asexual reproduction vary common in settings with seasonally
greatly among different types of tough conditions. It allows plants to
species. live and grow in situations where seeds
won’t grow well.
Binary Fission- Prokaryotes and some
protozoa reproduce by binary fission.
Fission occurs at the cellular level. This
is when a cell's contents are duplicated.
The cell divides. At the end of the
process, the single cell has become two
new fully developed cells. Each cell as
the same genetic properties as the
parent cell.
© Kesler Science, LLC
Read Part 2. Jot down notes
and drawings that will help
you remember the meanings
of these words. You can use
STATION
the sketch/scribble button on
the toolbar.
budding
Type/draw here.
fragmentation
Type/draw here.
Continue to Questions
INPUT Read It!
Types of Asexual Reproduction – Part 2
Budding- Organisms like protists,
yeast, and some viruses breed by
budding. This is a process by which a
new organism grows on an existing
one. The growing organism begins
its life as a separate life form from
its "parent". It separates into a free
organism only until it has fully
grown. As the "child" organism
proceeds through life, it will make its
own buds.
Fragmentation- Segmented worms
and many echinoderms such as
starfish breed asexually by
fragmentation. In this process, an
organism breaks off a piece and
makes a new organism, genetically
matching the parent. A starfish for
example can lose a leg and the leg
will grow into a whole new starfish.
This split can be either on purpose
or accidently on the part of the
organism.
© Kesler Science, LLC
Your Answers:
INPUT Read It!
1. Answer here STATION
Types of Asexual Reproduction – Questions

2. Answer here 1. The hydra is an organism that 3. How are all forms of asexual
reproduces by growing another reproduction similar?
organism from the side of its tubular
body. What type of asexual A. The offspring have identical DNA
reproduction is this? to the parent
3. Answer here
A. Binary fission B. The offspring have different DNA
than the parent
B. Vegetative propagation
C. They all require two parents to
C. Budding reproduce
D. Fragmentation D. The offspring have diversified
2. Salmonella typhi is a bacteria that DNA in order to survive
reproduces by splitting into two identical
organisms. What type of asexual
reproduction is this?
A. Binary fission
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Budding
Is your work saved? D. Fragmentation

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC

Your Answers:
Explore It! Part 1
1. The reproduction Read the three organism cards on the next slide before completing this
method of each
station. Pay special attention to how each organism reproduces.
organism is similar
because___________. 1. On your lab sheet, describe how the reproduction method of each organism
is similar.
2. The reproduction
method of each 2. Describe how they are different.
organism is different Organisms are classified into two categories of reproduction.
because___________.
Asexual reproduction only requires one parent, and the DNA of the offspring
3. Hydra reproduces
________________. is identical to the parent.
American bullfrog Sexual reproduction requires two parents, and the DNA of the offspring is
reproduces _________. different from the parents.
Jellyfish reproduces
4. __________________. 3. Classify the organisms from the cards as either sexual, asexual, or both.
Some organisms that
4. Can you list any other organisms that reproduce asexually?
reproduce asexually are
_______________ 5. Can you list any organisms that reproduce sexually?
5.
Some organisms that
reproduce sexually are INPUT
_______________ STATION

Go to Part 2 © Kesler Science, LLC

 Explore It! Organism Cards Part 2
Hydra
The Hydra is a cnidaria and is
exclusively a freshwater
organism. They have a have a
tubular body, a “head” at the
distal end, and a “foot” at the
proximal end. They use this
foot for sticking to either rocks
or the undersides of plants.
What makes the Hydra unique
is that it can reproduce by itself
through a process called
budding. A new organism
develops from an outgrowth or
bud due to cell division at one
particular site on the Hydra.
The new organism remains
attached as it grows,
separating from the parent
organism only when it is
mature, leaving behind scar
tissue. The newly created
organism is a clone and is
Is your work saved? genetically identical to the
parent organism.
Go Back to Lab Room
American Bullfrog
The American Bullfrog
reproduces when two parents
come together to mate. A
single sperm and egg fuse
during fertilization, and
their genomes combine in the
new zygote. The DNA of the
offspring is similar but not
identical to the parents.
The bullfrog mating season only
happens about 2-3 months out
of the year. Bullfrogs are very
vocal animals and each species
has its own distinctive call,
especially during mating
season. The mating call of male
bullfrogs is a deep “jug-a-rum”
that can be heard up to a half-
mile away.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish
reproduction
involves several
different stages.
In the adult
or medusa,
stage of a
jellyfish, they
can reproduce
sexually by releasing sperm
and eggs into the water,
forming a planula. In this larval
stage of jellyfish life, the
planula hooks on to the bottom
of a smooth rock or other
structure and grows into
another stage of jellyfish life,
the polyp--which resembles a
miniature sea anemone. During
this stage, which can last for
several months or years,
asexual reproduction occurs.
The polyps clone themselves
and bud or strobilate, into
another stage of jellyfish life,
called ephyra. It is this form
that grows into the adult
medusa jellyfish.
© Kesler Science, LLC
Drag and drop the
cards in the piles
below to their
OUTPUT
STATION Organize It!
correct location in
the chart on the
right. Sexual Reproduction Asexual Reproduction

Requires more time and Ability to remove mutations Mutations remain in the
Diverse
One population
parent from the population over time
energy to reproduce population

DNA identical to parent

Requires 2 parents

DNA different from

parents

Uniform population

Requires less time and

energy to reproduce

© Kesler Science, LLC

Your Answers:
Assess It! Part 1
1. Answer here
1. Which is not a characteristic of asexual reproduction?
A. Single parent
2. Answer here
B. Reproduce quickly
C. Same DNA as parent
3. Answer here D. Diverse offspring
2. Like other conifers, redwood trees have male and female cones
that rely on wind for pollination. New trees also sprout from
shallow roots which generate trees identical to the parent. What
type of reproduction do redwoods use?
A. Sexual
B. Asexual
C. Both
3. Which is not an advantage of sexual reproduction?
A. Diverse offspring
B. Removes bad genes from the population
C. Identical DNA OUTPUT
STATION
D. Does not necessarily have the same weaknesses
Go to Part 2 in DNA as the parents
© Kesler Science, LLC
Your Answers:
Assess It! Part 2
4. Answer here
Use the vocabulary words from “Read It” to complete the
5. Answer here following sentences.
In nature, most organisms produce through sexual
6. Answer here reproduction. However, there are some that undergo
(4)_____. Plants like strawberries and potatoes grow
7. Answer here without seeds and spores, instead of using (5)_____. In
(6)_____, you have a single-celled organism that copies the
information inside of itself and divides into two identical
8. Answer here
organisms. Through (7)_____, new organisms like yeast
grow on parent organisms and split off once they’re mature
Word Bank for #4 - 8: enough to survive independently. This isn’t to be confused
• budding
• binary fission
with (8)_____, which involves organisms splitting apart and
• vegetative propagation growing independently of one another.
• asexual reproduction
• fragmentation OUTPUT
STATION
Is your work saved?

Go Back to Lab Room © Kesler Science, LLC