A hydra grows a small bud on its body. The bud breaks off and lives as a new hydra. What type of reproduction is occurring?

In salmon, egg cells from one fish join with sperm cells from another fish before embryos develop. What type of reproduction is described?

A strawberry plant grows a long side stem along the ground. Where it touches soil, it roots and grows into a new plant connected to the parent. What type of reproduction is this?

Pollen from one pea plant lands on a flower of another pea plant, and a seed forms. What reproduction process produced the seed?

A bacterium copies its DNA, then splits into two cells with the same DNA unless mutation occurs. What type of reproduction happened?

A turtle embryo begins after an egg cell and a sperm cell combine inside the female's body. What type of reproduction made the offspring?

A gardener grows a new plant from a cutting of one mint plant. If no mutation occurs, how will the new plant compare genetically with the parent?

A puppy develops from an egg cell and sperm cell from two dogs. What genetic result should be expected for the puppy?

An amoeba splits into two offspring after copying its DNA. If no mutation occurs, what will the two offspring be like genetically?

Tomato seeds form after pollen fertilizes egg cells. Why can seedlings from the same plant show different inherited traits?

A vineyard uses cuttings from one grapevine to grow new vines. If mutations do not occur, what genetic pattern should the new vines show?

A rabbit litter from one male and one female has different fur colors. What explains the variation among the offspring?

A single-celled alga divides every day in stable pond water. If no mutation occurs, how do its new cells compare genetically with the parent cell?

Corn plants are cross-pollinated by wind. What genetic result does cross-pollination usually produce in the next generation?

In a stable lab, yeast cells reproduce by budding. What is the main advantage of budding for the yeast?

A disease kills many genetically identical banana plants. What reproductive pattern would best increase the chance that some future plants survive a new disease?

A pond stays the same for many years, and one alga is well adapted there. What reproduction would best keep its successful gene combination unchanged?

After several hot, dry summers, a beetle population needs some offspring that tolerate drought. Which reproductive pattern is more likely to provide helpful variation?

An orchard wants new apple trees to produce the same fruit traits as one selected tree. What reproductive method best matches that goal?

A forest insect population faces a new predator. Why can sexual reproduction help the population adapt over generations?