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Biology
Asexual Reproduction + Mitosis (Section 7)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is produced as a result of asexual reproduction? | Genetically identical offspring |
| How many parents are involved in asexual reproduction? | One |
| Define mitosis | When a cell reproduces itself by splitting to form two cells with identical sets of chromosomes |
| What type of cell divides by mitosis? | Diploid cells |
| When do animals utilise mitosis? | When repairing damaged tissue |
| Before cells divide by mitosis, what do they do first? | Duplicate it's DNA |
| How do bacteria reproduce asexually? | Binary fission |
| How do plants reproduce asexually using natural methods? | The parent plant sends out runners (fast growing stems) that take root a short distance away from the parent plant |
| Are runners genetically unique or identical to the parent plant? | Identical |
| How do we make plants reproduce asexually using artificial methods? | Cuttings are taken from good parent plants and kept in moist conditions until they are ready to plant |