Sexual+Reproduction


 * Sexual Reproduction **

==== The advantages of asexual reproduction are that all you need is one parent to produce an offspring, instead of two. The disadvantages of asexual reproduction are that your genes might not always be the same. The advantages of sexual reproduction are that most of the time your genes are the same as your parents. The disadvantages of sexual reproduction are that you have to have two parents to have an offspring. ==== media type="file" key="Asexual Reproduction Brainpop.mov" width="507" height="507"
 * 1. What are the advantages + disadvantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction? **
 * 2. Name 3 organisms that reproduce sexually and 3 that reproduce asexually. **

Asexually: Algae, worms, and sea stars



 * 3. What is the relationship between the cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis? **

==== Meiosis is different than mitosis in terms of the cell division number. During mitosis, chromosomes and cell divides once, which means each daughter cell has equal chromosome number, which is equal to the mother cells. During meiosis, chromosomes are also duplicated, but cell division only occurs twice consecutively, leading half of the chromosome number in 4 daughter cells. ==== media type="file" key="Cell Cycle Video.mov" width="300" height="300"