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Aim: What is sexual vs. Asexual reproduction?

Do now: What is something that reproduces sexually. What is something that reproduces asexually? . Aim: What is sexual vs. Asexual reproduction?. Asexual versus Sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction involves 2 parents combining their genetic information to make a new offspring. (baby)

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Aim: What is sexual vs. Asexual reproduction?

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  1. Do now: What is something that reproduces sexually. What is something that reproduces asexually? Aim: What is sexual vs. Asexual reproduction?

  2. Asexual versus Sexual reproduction • Sexual reproduction involves 2 parents combining their genetic information to make a new offspring. (baby) • Asexual reproduction means a single organism makes an exact* copy of itself • The exact copy is called a clone How do flowers reproduce? http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/oer08_vid_flowers/

  3. Asexual versus Sexual reproduction Every offspring from sexually reproduction is unique from every other individual. Every offspring from asexually reproduction is identical to its parent.

  4. Exit question: Lets say the world were all clones of this blue guy What would happen if a deadly virus came along and killed any guy that was blue?

  5. Exit question Many bacteria and Many plants can simply clone themselves. Its easy, quick, and energy efficient. So why bother with sexual reproduction?

  6. Asexual versus Sexual reproduction • Asexual reproduction means a single organism makes an exact* copy of itself • The exact copy is called a clone • Many bacteria, some reptiles, and many plants do ASEXUAL reproduction

  7. Asexual versus Sexual reproduction • The major disadvantage of sexual reproduction is that it involves 2 individuals. This simply makes things more complicated • Requires more work and energy http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/oer08_vid_flowers/

  8. Asexual versus Sexual reproduction

  9. Life would end as Blue men knew it

  10. What would happen if the same virus came along but the world had VARIETY?

  11. The same blue guy wouldn’t make it but man kind would live on Variation (variety) increases the chances of a species to overcome changes in the Enviroment

  12. Exit Question

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