Reproduction

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/reproduction

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?Sexual reproduction uses sperm and egg to make babies, creating new genetic combinations. Asexual reproduction creates copies of the parent without a partner, so the babies are almost identical to the parent.
2. How do animals make babies inside their bodies?Inside the body, a sperm cell meets an egg cell in a process called fertilization. The two cells join together to start a new baby that grows inside the mother.

Meiosis: A type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes by half, producing gametes for sexual reproduction.
Diploid: A cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the number of chromosomes as gametes.
Haploid: A cell or organism having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.