This worksheet accompanies Asexual Reproduction.ppt and Cloning.ppt
1. Explain what asexual reproduction is, using a spider plant as an example. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Name two other organisms that reproduce asexually.
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3. Complete the following sentences using the words in the box below.
a) In ………………… reproduction, the cells of the offspring are produced by …show more content…
Why is cloning a plant easier than cloning an animal? Use the following terms in your answer: stem cells, specific cells, differentiation.
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6. Human clones are commonplace in our society.
a) What are they more commonly called?
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b) Describe the natural process that creates a human clone. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………..………
c) Give two reasons why many people believe that artificial human cloning is not ethically acceptable.
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7. Dolly the sheep, born in 1996, was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
a) Give one disadvantage or risk of cloning an animal.
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b) List two ways in which cloning an animal could be advantageous to humans.