Science 9 Ch. 2 Cell Growth & Reproduction

Name: ______Block: ______Science 9 – Ch. 2 Cell Growth & Reproduction Section 2.6 Cell Division and Asexual Reproduction

Please read through pages 57-59 in your Science Probe 9 text to answer the questions below.

1. There are two types of reproduction. What are they called and how are they different?

Two types of reproduction: 1. Sexual: ______

______2. Asexual: ______

______3. What is a zygote and how is it formed? ______

4. What is a clone? ______Types of Asexual Reproduction. a) Binary fission ______

b) Budding  ______ ______ ______c) Vegetative Reproduction

a. Runners: ______b. Shoots/Underground stems: ______c. Cuttings: ______d. Others: ______

d) Fragmentation . ______

. ______

. ______e) Spore formation : E.g. Ferns . ______

. ______

Please complete the Check Your Understanding Questions #1-6, 8-12 on page 60 in your text.