Organisms can reproduce asexually or sexually. All BUT ONE of the steps below is involved in sexual reproduction. Which step

describes asexual rather than sexual reproduction?

The sperm fertilizes the egg to produce a zygote.

Egg and sperm receive chromosomes from each parent.

In some organisms, a piece of the parent may bud off to produce offspring.

The zygote undergoes cell division and cell differentiation to become a

new and different organism from the parents.

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Krause

6 October, 18:48

Organisms can reproduce asexually or sexually. All BUT ONE of the steps below is involved in sexual reproduction. Which step

describes asexual rather than sexual reproduction?

The sperm fertilizes the egg to produce a zygote.

Egg and sperm receive chromosomes from each parent.

In some organisms, a piece of the parent may bud off to produce offspring.

The zygote undergoes cell division and cell differentiation to become a

new and different organism from the parents.

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Broderick Robertson · Answer 1

In some organisms, a piece of the parent may bud off to produce offspring.

Explanation:

This is asexual because asexual reproduction does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes, like sexual reproduction. In asexual reproduction, the offspring arises from cell division during mitosis, which is what is being described here.