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CRM 3.

1 DNA & Reproduction CULMINATING TASK


M/J Comprehensive Science 2- 2002070 / 2002080

Task #1: Answer the questions below.

1. If all organisms have DNA, how does DNA


all DNA is composed of the same nitrogen-based
make each organism unique?
molecules.

2. Explain the relationship between the Chromosomes carry DNA in cells. DNA is
terms chromosome, DNA, genes, and responsible for building and maintaining your
heredity. human structure. Genes are segments of your
DNA, which give you physical characteristics that
make you unique.

3. Explain what it means to inherit traits. An inherited trait is a particular genetically


determined characteristic or quality that
distinguishes somebody.

4. Is inheritance the only way traits are No


received?

Task #2: Read the descriptions below and identify which type is being described. Explain in the
last column what evidence you used to determine.

Description Sexual, Asexual Evidence from


Reproduction or both description

Sexual Sunflowers reproduce


sexually through
pollination and seed
production. Once
pollination is successful
and male genetics have
5. Like other flowering plants, the been successfully
sunflower relies on insects for delivered to the female
reproduction. Bees searching for nectar egg, a seed is produced
pick up pollen and spread it from flower that has all the genetics
to flower. The head of a single necessary to produce a
sunflower contains hundreds of tiny sunflower plant
flowers that each produce a seed.
CRM 3.1 DNA & Reproduction CULMINATING TASK
M/J Comprehensive Science 2- 2002070 / 2002080

asexual A small knob or bud forms


on the parent cell, grows,
and finally separates to
become a new yeast cell.

6. Baker’s yeast is a tiny, single-celled


fungus that makes bread dough rise. To
reproduce, a small bud grows and
receives an exact copy of the parent’s
DNA. When the bud pinches off, the
new cell is smaller than the parent cell
but genetically identical.

Both the actual strawberries are


the result of sexual
reproduction, as they grow
from flowers.

7. The strawberry plant grows modified


stems, called runners. Along the
runners, tiny new strawberry plants take
root. Each new plant is identical to the
parent. Insect pollinators also visit
strawberry flowers. Pollen from one
flower joins the cells of another to form
seeds that cover the strawberry fruit.

8. Explain how asexual reproduction is


different than sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction needs 2 parents and asexual
reproduction needs 1 parent

9. How is mitosis and meiosis different? Meiosis and mitosis are two types of cell division, but
they serve different purposes. Mitosis creates two
identical daughter cells, while meiosis produces four
genetically diverse cells for reproduction. Overall,
meiosis involves two rounds of division and mixes up
genetic material, whereas mitosis is a single division
that keeps the genetic information the same.

10. What are advantages and The advantages of asexual reproduction are that it
disadvantages of Asexual is faster, more energy-efficient, and does not require
Reproduction? the combining of sex cells from two parents.
Disadvantages of asexual reproduction in plants
include populations with low genetic diversity,
compounding genetic mutations, and increased
resource competition.
CRM 3.1 DNA & Reproduction CULMINATING TASK
M/J Comprehensive Science 2- 2002070 / 2002080

11. What are advantages and It also helps create variation, which can help
disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction? offspring survive better in their environment and
drive evolution forward. Sexual reproduction can
cost more energy and requires two parents.

Task #3 (ADVANCED ONLY): Below you will see images of crossing over and independent
assortment. Identify the images correctly and describe what is happening in each image.

IMAGE: IDENTIFY: DESCRIPTION:

sexual

asexual

Is meiosis asexual or sexual reproduction?


Sexual

Based on the type of reproduction, make a statement about the chromosome number observed at the
beginning and end of the process.
the cell copies each chromosome.

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