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Asexual Reproduction
Complete the crossword puzzle below with the concepts related to asexual reproduction in organisms.
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Across
2. In invertebrates the breaking apart of fragments
that favours asexual reproduction is called _____
5. In asexually species _____ is the only source of
genetic variation have genetic variation.
6. In this process the absence of recombination
produces an accumulation of deleterious mutations
with each generation.
7. These are internal buds found in sponges for
asexual reproduction.
9. It is a cell or an organism that contains a single set
of chromosomes.
Down
1. A mode of reproduction in which the embryos grow
and develop without fertilization.
3. The red queen hypothesis explains the risk of
clonal population to extinguish due to the spread of
infectious ______
4. Aside leaves and stems, this vegetative organ can
be used in the asexual propagation of plants.
8. Binary fission is similar to _____ in the way that the
process leads to the production of two identical
daughter cells.