1. A Sorting Game

2. 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…

3. Shark

4. Elephant

5. Amoeba

6. Human Heart Cells

7. Clown Fish

8. Kangaroo

9. E.Coli Bacteria

10. Gingko Tree

11. Planaria (Flat Worm)

12. Euglena

13. Gorilla

14. Starfish

15. Frog

16. Streptococcus Pneumonia (bacteria that causes “strep”)

17. Rose

18. Zebra

19. Chimpanzee

20. Fern

21. Human Blood Cells

22. Earthworm

23. Sponge

24. Leech

25. Plague Bacteria

26. Dolphin

27. Yeast

28. Mosquito

29. Paramecium

30. Cardinal

31. Penicillium (mold / fungus, source of penicillin)

32. Polar Bear

33. Macaw

34. Buckeye Tree

35. Pig

36. Mushroom

37. Cancer Cell

38. 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?

39. Shark Elephant Clown Fish Kangaroo Gorilla Frog Zebra Chimpanzee Dolphin Mosquito Cardinal Polar Bear Macaw Pig

40. Gingko Planaria (flat worm) Starfish Rose Fern Earthworm Sponge Leech Penicillium Buckeye Tree Mushroom

41. Amoeba Human Heart Cells E.Coli Bacteria Euglena Streptococcus Pneumonia Human Blood Cells Plague Bacteria Yeast Paramecium Cancer Cell

42. What patterns do you notice related to reproduction? Please share…

43. Larger, more complex animals typically reproduce sexually. Small, single-celled organisms typically reproduce asexually. Plants can use both forms of reproduction. Continued…

44. 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???