AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A white cat had a litter of kittens that were orange, grey, and black and white spotted. Is this the result of sexual or asexual reproduction? And how would you characterize the offspring listed above?
A
Sexual reproduction with uniform offspring
B
Asexual reproduction with diverse offspring
C
Sexual reproduction with diverse offspring
D
Asexual reproduction with uniform offspring
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cats, humans, and birds reproduce sexually.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of male and female gametes whereas asexual reproduction does not require male and female individuals and no fusion of gametes takes place.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent. The new individuals produced are genetically and physically identical to each other, i.e., they are the clones of their parents. Asexual reproduction is observed in both multicellular and unicellular organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both frogs and goats reproduce by sexual methods. Planaria can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Amoeba reproduces through binary fission, which is an asexual mode of reproduction.

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