SECTION
BOTH SEXUAL AND ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION INVOLVE CELL DIVISION.
3.3 Reading Study Guide B
BIG IDEA Organisms grow, reproduce, and maintain themselves through
cell division.
KEY CONCEPT
Both sexual and asexual reproduction involve cell division.
Review
Mitosis produces two genetically identical cells.
Take Notes
I.
Asexual reproduction involves one parent. (p. 88)
1.
Fill in the combination notes for the main idea shown.
Notes
Sketch To Explain
Asexual reproduction involves one parent.
• Cells use mitosis and cytokinesis to divide.
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CHAPTER 3
Cell Division
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A. Cell Division in Unicellular Organisms (p. 89)
2.
Fill in the combination notes for the main idea shown.
Notes
Sketch To Explain
Cell division and reproduction are the same thing in single-celled
organisms.
• Binary fission is the form of asexual reproduction used by most
single-celled organisms.
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B. Budding and Regeneration (pp. 89–90)
3.
Is the sequence below an example of budding or regeneration? How do
you know?
II. Sexual reproduction involves two parent organisms. (p. 92)
4.
Fill in the table below.
COMPARING ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
CHAPTER 3
Cell Division
Cell division
Sexual Reproduction
cell division and other processes
One parent organism
Rate of reproduction is rapid
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Asexual Reproduction
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