Amoeba Paramecium - · PDF fileAll protists reproduce using ... brainstorm the advantages and...
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Reproduction in Protists All protists reproduce using • Binary Fission results in cells Amoeba Paramecium A few protists reproduce by the process of • Conjugation results in offspring with Paramecium 2 paramecia fuse together (lengthwise). The micronuclei divide and 3 disintegrate. The paramecia switch the remaining micronuclei (thus, exchange DNA). They then separate and divide by fission producing 4 paramecia. With your partner, brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction. Advantages Disadvantages Asexual Sexual
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Reproduction in Protists
All protists reproduce using
• Binary Fission results in cells
Amoeba Paramecium
A few protists reproduce by the process of
• Conjugation results in offspring with
Paramecium
2 paramecia fuse together (lengthwise). The micronuclei divide and 3 disintegrate. The paramecia switch
the remaining micronuclei (thus, exchange DNA). They then separate and divide by fission producing 4
paramecia.
With your partner, brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Advantages Disadvantages Asexual
Sexual