ove doesn’t equal sex.
It’s important to remember that asexuality is an umbrella term, and exists on a spectrum. Asexual people – also known as “Ace” or “Aces” – may have little interest in having sex, even though they desire emotionally intimate relationships. Within the ace community there are many ways for people to identify.
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Here are just a few common terms to explore:
Demisexual: People who only experience sexual attraction once they form a strong emotional connection with another person.
Grey-A: People who identify somewhere between sexual and asexual.
Queerplatonic: People who experience a type of non-romantic relationship where there is an intense emotional connection that goes beyond a traditional friendship.
Aces commonly use hetero-, homo-, bi-, and pan- in front of the word romantic to describe who they experience romantic attraction to. For example, a person who is hetero-romantic might be attracted to people of a different sex or gender, but not in a sexual way.
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FAQ
My friends talk about sex all the time, but I don’t feel any desire to be with someone in that way. Is it normal to not feel any sexual attraction towards other people?
I am romantically attracted to boys and girls, but I don’t want to be with them physically. Can I be bisexual and asexual?
I kissed my boyfriend for the first time and it was gross! Does this mean I am asexual?
How do I tell my partner/the person I like that I am asexual?
People are telling me that something is wrong with me now that I’ve come out as asexual. Even worse, some are saying that asexuality doesn’t exist. How can I help them understand me?
Question 1: My friends talk about sex all the time, but I d
5. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
It is the reproduction mode where a single
organism (parent) gives rise to its offspring.
6. it is the relatively faster reproduction mode because less time and
energy is required in the process.
The offspring is essentially the clone of the parent as their genetical
makeup is 100% identical.
Lack of genetic variability in clones makes the species more
vulnerable in extinction when drastic change in environment occur.
It is a typical in prokaryotic organisms like fungi, protozoa, and
certain plants and animals can also reproduce asexually.
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
7. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
It is the reproduction mode that involves two
sexually opposite parents – a female and a
male one.
8. It involves the union of gametes or sex cells particularly
the egg cell from female and sperm cell from male in the
process called fertilization.
It is relatively slower reproduction mode because more
energy and time is required in the process.
The offspring in sexual reproduction has a genetic make
up that is 50%identical to its mother and 50% identical
to its father.
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
9. However the expression of the genetic traits in an offspring is not
straightforward thing because of the existence of dominant and
recessive genes that determine which traits will be expressed or
suppressed.
A gene refers to the physical and functional unit of heredity which is
found in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) inside the cell’s nucleus.
Genetic variability may give rise to favorable characteristics that can
make species more resistant to extinction when faced with drastic
changes in its environment.
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
11. Match it Up- From your prior knowledge, match up the
two types of reproduction with their characteristics and
place the items a the Venn Diagram in your interactive
notebook
Reproduction Type
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Characteristics
Two parents
Identical offspring
One parent
Not identical offspring
Passes on DNA to from parent to
offspring
Bacteria, protists, some plants, yeast
Fish, Mammals, Amphibians, Birds,
Reptiles, Insects
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12. Make a Venn Diagram 12
Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction
Both
Types of
reproduction
in living
organisms
Pass DNA
from parent
to offspring
13. Picture Play
Look at each picture and decide whether
it demonstrated asexual or sexual
reproduction and describe why you think
so.
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17. She can reproduce the old-fashioned way, by
mating with a male and laying eggs. Or she can
lay eggs without having mated, through a sort of
virgin birth process called parthenogenesis.
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18. Asexual Reproduction
Requires only one parent
Offspring have 100% the same chromosomes as the parent.
In other words, the offspring are exact “clones” of the parent.
Most unicellular organisms
reproduce this way.
Mitosis
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19. Asexual Reproduction
Binary Fission
Bacteria
Protists
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Binary fission is a form
of asexual reproduction
where every organelle
is copied and the
organism divides in
two.
20. Asexual Reproduction
Budding
Hydra (usually asexual)
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Budding is a means of
asexual reproduction
whereby a new individual
develops from an
outgrowth of a parent,
splits off, and lives
independently.
21. Asexual Reproduction- Spore
Found in fungi, algae, protozoa
Airborne cells that are released from the parent. They are
enclosed and developed when the environment is
appropriate
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24. Asexual Reproduction
Plant cuttings/ vegetative
propagation
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Vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual
reproduction in plants that relies on multi-
cellular structures formed by the parent
plant. It has long been exploited in
horticulture and agriculture, with various
methods employed to multiply stocks of
plants.
25. Asexual reproduction- Mitosis
The process where animal cells divide
This is a type of asexual reproduction
Body cells (somatic cells) go through
the process of mitosis
Results in an exact copy of the parent
cell
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26. Asexual Reproduction
Examples of organisms that reproduce asexually
Hydra
Sea Star
Strawberry
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Euglena
Paramecium
Yeast
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27. Sexual Reproduction
All the members of the Animal Kingdom
Fish
Mammals
Amphibians
Birds
Reptiles
Insects
Crustaceans
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28. Sexual Reproduction
Requires two parents that each share ½ of the genetic information.
Offspring share the characteristics of each parent.
Meiosis
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29. Advantages vs Disadvantages of
Asexual Reproduction
Advantages
Asexual reproduction produces more
offspring
Asexual reproduction takes less time
Only one parent involved. No
searching for mates
Requires less energy
Disadvantages
Same DNA being passed down NO
GENETIC VARIATION IN THE
OFFSPRING
If parent has genetic disease offspring
will have it too
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30. Advantages vs Disadvantages of
Sexual Reproduction
Advantages
Variation in offspring
Organism is more protected because
of genetic variation
Disadvantages
Requires two organisms. Must find a
mate
requires more cellular energy
More time required for offspring
development
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31. Sexual Reproduction
Plant Kingdom
Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants.
Some flowers have both male and female reproductive organs on the same
flower.
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Male flower Female flower
32. Sexual Reproduction
Examples of organisms that reproduce sexually
Chickens
Iguanas
Lobsters
Sharks
Humans
Butterflies
Sunflowers
Roses
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33. Sexual Reproduction
Happens 2 ways
Internally (inside)
The egg is fertilized by sperm inside the female
Mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, spiders
Externally (outside)
The egg is fertilized by sperm outside the female
The female lays the eggs and then the male fertilizes them.
Fish and some amphibians
Plants and fungi (pollen and spores)
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34. Summarize
Write two paragraphs with 6 sentences each describing asexual and sexual
reproduction.
Paragraph 1: Asexual reproduction is…..
Paragraph 2: Sexual reproduction is…
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