Asexual Reproduction Basics
Explore the basics of asexual reproduction in grade 3 science, learning about how some plants and animals make copies of themselves.
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Asexual Reproduction Basics
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may ask you to draw or write about how living things reproduce.
1. What is asexual reproduction?
When two parents make a baby.
When one parent makes a copy of itself.
When an animal lays eggs.
When a plant grows fruit.
2. Which of these is an example of an organism that reproduces asexually?
A cat having kittens.
A human baby being born.
A starfish growing a new arm.
A bird hatching from an egg.
3. In asexual reproduction, only one is needed to make new offspring.
4. The new offspring made through asexual reproduction are exactly like the parent.
5. All animals reproduce asexually.
True
False
6. Some plants can make new plants from their roots or stems without seeds.
True
False
7. Name one type of living thing that reproduces asexually.
8. Why is asexual reproduction sometimes called 'making a copy'?
9. Draw a picture of a plant or animal that you think reproduces asexually. Label your drawing.
