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Science 7 Activity Sheet

Quarter 2 – MELC 6
Week 5
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

Science 7
Activity Sheet No. 6: Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
First Edition, 2020
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Name of Learner: ____________________________________________________
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SCIENCE 7 ACTIVITY SHEET WEEK 5

Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

I. Learning Competency with Code

Differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction in terms of:

1. Number of individuals involved.
2. Similarities of offspring to parents. (S7LT-IIg-7)

II. Background Information for Learners

All forms of life starting from the simplest to the most complex possess not only
the ability to survive but also the instinct to reproduce. Reproduction is the biological
procedure by which new “offspring” are produced from their “parents.” It is an important
feature of all known life that each individual organism occurs as the product of
reproduction. Most importantly, reproduction is needed for the existence of a species.
The identified methods of reproduction are generally grouped into two main types:
sexual and asexual.

This learning activity sheet will help you understand more on the difference
between the sexual and asexual reproduction as well as the number of individuals
involved and the similarities of offspring to parents.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook

Department of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-
IMCS). (2014). Science 7 Learner’s Material (pp 136 - 142). Pasig City,
Philippines

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1:

Directions: Read and understand the information given. Complete the table below
by filling out the data given and answer the following guide questions. Write your
answers on your answer sheet.

Types of Reproduction:

1. Asexual Reproduction
• Occurs when only one parent produces an offspring which has the
exact genetic make-up with the parent. This type of reproduction
• Mostly occurs in single - celled organisms such as bacteria; some
multicellular organisms such as fungi; and some plants.

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 The different types of asexual reproduction are:

1. Vegetative reproduction
• Form of asexual reproduction in plants that occurs when a new plant
develops from a fragment of the parent plant or a specialized
reproductive structure (rhizome, tuber, corm, or bulb)
• Example: Cactus plants which can reproduce through its leaves

2. Binary fission
• The cell divides to form two identical daughter cells.
• Each daughter cell grows until it becomes as large as the parent cell.
• Example: Amoeba cell reproduces by dividing.

3. Budding
• New identical individual forms as an outgrowth of the parent.
• The outgrowth detaches from the parent and becomes a new individual.
• Example: yeast, hydra, and sponges

4. Spore Formation
• Spores are stored in sacs called Sporangia.
• When the Sporangia bursts open; minute single-celled structures
called spores are released.
• Under favorable conditions, these spores develop into a new identical
organism.
• Example: Bread mold

5. Regeneration
• Severed parts of the organisms grow into another organism similar to
it.
• Example: when a hydra is cut into several pieces, a process known as
fragmentation, each piece can grow into another hydra and in certain
types of starfish, an arm that breaks off from the body can grow into a
new individual.

2. Sexual Reproduction
• Involves the merging of genetic information from two individual
parents to produce a new organism that is a combination of both
parents.
• It occurs in most complex organisms.

The following are the different ways on how representative microorganisms,

plants, and animals reproduce sexually:
1. Conjugation
• This type of sexual reproduction occurs when two organisms of the
same species temporarily unite to merge one organism’s contents,
along with its genetic material, with the other.
• One organism is left with an empty shell while the other becomes a
new individual.
• Example: Spirogyra (green alga)

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 2. Pollination
• Combines the male and female gametes of a flower and it happens
when a pollen grain of the right kind lands on the stigma of the pistil.
• Example: bees transfer pollen of a male flower to the female flower.

3. Fertilization –
• A type of sexual reproduction that combines the male and female
gametes of an organism to form a zygote.
• Example: Humans reproduce through fertilization.

Genetic info
Number Type of
compared to
Example of Reproduction
the parents
parent/s (Sexual/Asexual)
(Similar/Different)
1. A part of cactus broke
off from the plant and
fell to the ground. The
piece propagated into
a new plant.
2. Pollen from a male
Mango Tree fertilizes
the ovules from a
female Mango Tree.
3. Female fishes drop
eggs in the water
which is then fertilized
by sperms from male
fishes.
4. A flatworm is cut in
halves and the two
parts that broke off
grew into two new
individual flatworms.
5. A bacteria divides in
two to produce two
genetically identical
daughter organisms.

Guide Questions:

1. What organisms in the table undergo the methods of asexual reproduction?

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2. What organisms in the table undergo the methods of sexual reproduction?

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3. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction based on the
number of individuals involved?
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4. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction based on the
similarity of the offspring’s genetic information with the parent/parents.
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Activity 2:
Directions: Complete the Venn diagram below to compare and contrast asexual and
sexual reproduction based on the number of individuals involved and the similarities
of offspring to parents.

Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction

SEXUAL ASEXUAL

Methods
of
reproduction
of
organisms

Guide Question:
1. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
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V. Reflection

Complete the sentences:

I learned that
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Activity 1 Answers
Type of
Genetic info
Number Reprodu
compared to
Example of ction
the parents
parent/s (Sexual/A
(Similar/Different)
sexual)
1. A part of cactus broke off from the 1 Similar Asexual
plant and fell to the ground. This
piece propagated into a new plant.
2. Pollen from a male Poplar Tree 2 Different Sexual
fertilizes the ovules from a female
Poplar Tree.
3. Female fishes drop eggs in the 2 Different Sexual
water which are then fertilized by
sperms from male fishes.
4. A flatworm is cut in half and the two 1 Similar Asexual
parts that broke off grew into two
new individual flatworms.
5. A bacteria divides in two to produce 1 Similar Asexual
two genetically identical daughter
organisms.
VI. Answer Key
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I will apply that
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I have realized that
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Key Answers to Guide Questions:
1. Item numbers 1, 4, and 5.
2. Item numbers 2 and 3.
3. Sexual involves 2 parents to reproduce an offspring while asexual reproduction only
involves 1 parent producing an offspring.
4. In sexual reproduction, the offspring produced have an identical genetic information with
the parent. While in asexual reproduction, the offspring produced is a completely new
individual that has a genetic information which is a combination of both parents.
Key Answers to Activity 2
ASEXUAL
• 1 parent
• Genetic information of offspring is similar with the parent
SEXUAL
• 2 parents
• Genetic information of offspring is half of both parents. Offspring emerges as different
from parents
Key answer to Guide Question:
1. Sexual reproduction involves two individuals to produce an offspring that is genetically
different from the parents. Whereas asexual reproduction involves only one parent that
produces an offspring with a genetic information that is similar to the parent.