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Science
Modes of Reproduction

Quarter 2 - Module 5
Science- Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 - Module 5 : Modes of Reproduction
Second Edition, 2021

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Science
Quarter 2 - Module 5
Modes of Reproduction

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 Table of Contents

COVER PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lesson: Modes of Reproduction ---------------------------------------------------------- 1

What I Need to Know ------------------------------------------------------------ 1

What’s In ------------------------------------------------------------- 1
What’s New ------------------------------------------------------------- 1
What is it ------------------------------------------------------------- 2
What’s More ------------------------------------------------------------ 4
What I Have Learned ------------------------------------------------------------ 4

References ------------------------------------------------------------ 5
What This Module is About

Introductory Message
Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Modes of
Reproduction.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

from public schools to assist you, the teacher or facilitator, in helping the learners
meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal,
social, and economic constraints in schooling.

To the facilitators:

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their
own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as
they do the tasks included in the module.

To the parents:
As vital partners in education, your support to your children’s learning at home, is a
great factor to ensure that they will become successful in what they do. As parents,
you are expected to monitor your children’s progress while they are accomplishing the
tasks in this module while at the same time, ensuring that they learn independently.

The objectives set for this learning material will be certainly accomplished with your
steadfast guidance and support.

To the learners:

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

Furthermore, it is our objective that you will have fun while going through this material.
Take charge of your learning pace and in no time, you will successfully meet the
targets and objectives set in this module which are intended for your ultimate
development as a learner and as a person.
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

This part contains learning objectives that
What I Need to are set for you to learn as you go along the
Know module.

This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
What I know
meant specifically to gauge prior related
Knowledge
This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.
What’s In

An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
What’s New
to you

These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
What is It
standing of the concept.

These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
What’s More
master the competencies.

Activities designed to process what you

What I Have have learned from the lesson
Learned

These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
What I can do
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
 This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
Assessment
competency.

In this portion, another activity will be given

Additional to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
Activities the lesson learned. This also tends
retention of learned concepts.
This contains answers to all activities in the
module.
Answer Key

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing this

module.
At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
7. If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.
8. We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it.
 Science 7 LIVING THINGS AND THEIR
Q2 ENVIRONMENT
Module 5
Modes of Reproduction
Lesson 1

What I Need To Know

LEARNING COMPETENCY CODE

Differentiate asexual and sexual reproduction in terms of: S7LT-IIg-7
a. Number of individuals involved; and
b. Similarities of offspring to parents

Objectives: At the end of this module, you will be able to:

1. Differentiate asexual and sexual reproduction in terms of the number
of individuals involved; and
2. Distinguish the similarities of offspring to parents in both modes of
reproduction.

What’s In

Reproduction is important to maintain the continuity of species (organism of the

same kind – e.g. specie of dog). To continue their own kind, organisms must
reproduce. In this module your will learn the two modes of reproduction and its
differences.

What’s New
Group the following terms to where it belongs - sexual or asexual. Write it in
the appropriate column in the table below.
Conjugation Budding Vegetative Propagation
Pollination Regeneration Binary Fission
Spore Formation Fertilization Seeds

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 SEXUAL ASEXUAL

What Is It

Reproduction is an essential biological process in which an organism produces

a new individual. Living things might be extinct when they can no longer reproduce.
There are two modes of reproduction. These are asexual and sexual
reproduction.

I. Asexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction that involves only one
parent. It does not need sex cells or gametes (egg and sperm) to reproduce.

Methods of Asexual Reproduction

Methods of Asexual Description Example Organisms
Reproduction
Vegetative -an asexual reproduction in plants Leaves – Katakataka plant
propagation where new individual (offspring) is Stem –cassava, malunggay
produced from a single parent. It uses Rhizome – ginger
plant parts like leaves, stem, rhizome, Tuber – ube
tuber, bulb, suckers, runner(stolon) Bulb – onion
and corm as planting materials. Suckers – banana
Runner – Bermuda grass
Corm - gabi
Binary Fission - Cell divides to form two identical Amoeba
daughter cells. Each daughter cell Bacteria
continues to grow until it becomes as Paramecium
large as the parent cell.
Budding - a new individual may form as an Yeast
outgrowth or bud from specialized Hydra
areas of a body of parent organism. Sponges
The bud separates from the parent and
becomes a new individual
Spore Formation - Spore is a reproductive cell cap able Molds
of developing into a new individual Ferns
without fusion with another Mushroom
reproductive cell.
Regeneration/ - The parent organism can be divided Starfish
Fragmentation into many pieces and each piece will Planaria
develop into a complete individual.

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II. Sexual Reproduction

Sexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction that involves two individuals

belonging to opposite sex – male and female. Parents produce reproductive cells
called gametes (sperm & egg cells).

Gametes from the two parents unite in a process called fertilization. The
fertilized cell is referred to as a zygote which develops into a new organism.

There are different ways on how some organisms such as microorganisms,

plants and animals reproduce sexually.

Sexual Reproduction in Some Microorganisms (e.g. Spyrogyra)

Conjugation
During conjugation, a bridge forms between two cells of two Spirogyra filaments
lying side by side. The contents of one cell pass into the other cell through the bridge,
emptying the other cell. The contents of both cells combine in the other cell and form
the zygote. This zygote secrete a substance that forms a wall around itself for
protection against unfavorable environmental conditions (e.g. when the pond dries up).
When conditions become suitable for growth and development, the zygote grows into
a new individual.
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Most plants reproduce sexually through its reproductive parts – the flower. A
single flower may have the male and female parts necessary for sexual reproduction
to occur. Flowers have parts that are directly involved in sexual reproduction.

Stamen – the male part

a. Anther – produces pollen grains (containing the sperm)
b. Filament – holds anther

Pistil – the female part

a. Stigma – receives the pollen grains
b. Style – slender stalk that connects the stigma and ovary
c. Ovary – produced ovule (egg cell)

Pollination – the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to stigma. Each pollen forms
a tube that grows down through the pistil and reaches the ovule in the ovary. One of
the sperm nuclei in the pollen tube unites with the egg nucleus in the ovule to form a
zygote. The other sperm nucleus combines with another bigger nucleus in the ovule
which develops into the endosperm. Then, matured ovary becomes fruit while matured
ovule becomes seed. The seeds are then used as planting materials for reproduction.

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 Sexual Reproduction in Human and Animals

Humans (and all animals that reproduce sexually) have cells called
gametes/sex cells (sperm & egg). Sperm cells are produced by males while egg cells
are produced by females. When conditions are right, sperm and egg unite in a process
known as fertilization. The resulting fertilized egg called zygote, contains genes from
both parents.

Comparison of Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction

Number of parents One parent Two parents (Male & Female)
involved
Similarities of Identical / True to type Non-identical / Not true to type
offspring to parents (Offsprings are exactly the (Offsprings are not exactly the
same as the parents) same as the parents.)

They are unique combination

of the genes from both parents.

What’s More
Write whether the following organisms undergo asexual or sexual mode
of reproduction.
1. Katakataka =_____________ 6. Cow = ________________
2. Yeast = _________________ 7. Starfish = ______________
3. Humans = _______________ 8. Ferns = ________________
4. Cassava = _______________ 9. Gabi = _________________

5. Ube = ___________________ 10. Dog = _________________

What I Have Learned

Compare asexual from sexual reproduction in the table below. Put a check ( / )
mark on the column being described.
Description Sexual Asexual
1. Involves two different sex cells.
2. Reproduction with a single parent
3. Reproduction with two parents (male & female)
4. Offspring is different from parents
5. Offspring is identical (the same) to parents

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REFERENCES
Department of Education Learners Manual Science for Grade 7. First Edition. 2017.
Department of Education Biology: Science and Technology Textbook for Second
Year. Reprint Edition, 226, 2009.

Department of Education – Region 10

Science – Grade 7 - Alternative Delivery Mode
First Quarter – Module 2: The Levels of Biological Organization
First Edition, 2020

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