Who’s the daddy?• Based on your

observations, describe what you think the kitten’s father might look like. Identify the evidence on which you based your inference.

• What determines what you look like?

TYPES OF

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTIONTake notes on Page 90

• No Egg or Sperm• Only one parent• Offspring all look the same as the parents• No variation in the offspring• Not good chance of surviving in a changing

environment

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

• Egg and Sperm are produced• Two parents• Offspring are different from parents• Offspring can all look different• Better chance of surviving in a changing

environment

Which one are you?

List 5 other organisms that use sexual reproduction to reproduce

Which one is a bacteria?

List one more example of ASEXUAL reproduction.

Vocabulary

• Asexual Reproduction – The process by which a single organism produces offspring that have the same genetic material as the parent.

• Sexual Reproduction – A type of reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells combine to form offspring with genetic material from both parents.

List / Group / Label

• Think about all the characteristics we use to describe an individual.

• Work in pairs to write each characteristic on a small piece of paper.

• Classify the characteristics into two groups.

Vocabulary

• Acquired Traits – characteristics an individual has learned. A feature that an organism obtains from their lifetime (cannot be passed down from parent to offspring).

• Inherited Traits – characteristics an individual was born with. A feature passed down from a parent to offspring.

List / Group / Label

• Label each of your groups characteristics as either “Acquired Traits” or “Inherited Traits.”

• Put each of your characteristics under each label.

Homework

Due 2/21/14.Write a paragraph describing the difference

between inherited and acquired traits.

• List 5 examples of acquired traits.

• List 5 examples of inherited traits.

18 things you need to know about genetics

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVk0twJYL6Y