Download Sexual-Asexual Sort

A Sorting Game
On a blank sheet of paper, please set up a Venn Diagram
to keep track of how organisms reproduce. We are
going to look for trends as we go…
Shark
Elephant
Amoeba
Human Heart Cells
Clown Fish
Kangaroo
E.Coli Bacteria
Gingko Tree
Planaria (Flat Worm)
Euglena
Gorilla
Starfish
Frog
Streptococcus Pneumonia
(bacteria that causes “strep”)
Rose
Zebra
Chimpanzee
Fern
Human Blood Cells
Earthworm
Sponge
Leech
Plague Bacteria
Dolphin
Yeast
Mosquito
Paramecium
Cardinal
Penicillium
(mold / fungus, source of penicillin)
Polar Bear
Macaw
Buckeye Tree
Pig
Mushroom
Cancer Cell
Let’s Check…
• Change your answers so you have
a correct Venn Diagram.
• As you check, look for patterns…
for example, are there certain
organisms that typically use one
form of reproduction or another?
Shark
Elephant
Clown Fish
Kangaroo
Gorilla
Frog
Zebra
Chimpanzee
Dolphin
Mosquito
Cardinal
Polar Bear
Macaw
Pig
Gingko
Planaria
(flat worm)
Starfish
Rose
Fern
Earthworm
Sponge
Leech
Penicillium
Buckeye Tree
Mushroom
Amoeba
Human Heart
Cells
E.Coli Bacteria
Euglena
Streptococcus
Pneumonia
Human Blood
Cells
Plague Bacteria
Yeast
Paramecium
Cancer Cell
What patterns do you
notice related to
reproduction?
Please share…
• Larger, more complex
animals typically reproduce
sexually.
Think… These organisms
typically live in a dynamic
(changing) environment.
Continued…
• Small, single-celled
organisms typically
reproduce asexually.
Think… These organisms
typically live in a static
(unchanging) environment.
Continued…
• Plants can use both forms of
reproduction.
Think… These organisms
typically live in a dynamic
(changing) environment, but
they can’t move. With the use
of pollen, they can (and
prefer) sexual reproduction.
Continued…
• Fungi (i.e., mushrooms) can
use both forms of
reproduction.
• Smaller, simple animals (i.e.,
worms) can use both forms of
reproduction.
…What else did you notice???