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1. gray wolves live in packs and mate for life. typically, the top - ranking \alpha\ male and female breed once a year. when this happens, the males sperm fertilizes the females eggs. a litter of four to six pups is born in the spring and is raised in a den by the entire wolf pack.

do gray wolves reproduce sexually, asexually, or both? explain how you know.

1. harvester ants live in large colonies. the queen ant mates only once in her lifetime and stores the males sperm in a specialized pouch. the queen controls the gender and function of her offspring. if she opens her pouch and allows sperm to fertilize her eggs, the eggs develop into either wingless female workers or reproductively capable queens. if she does not allow her eggs to be fertilized, the eggs develop into winged males whose only purpose is to fertilize queens.

do queen harvester ants reproduce sexually, asexually, or both? explain how you know.

1. a blackberry flower contains both male and female parts. insects feeding on the flowers nectar can transfer pollen from one flower to another, leading to fertilization and the creation of new seeds. however, that isnt the only way blackberry plants reproduce. they are also able to develop new seeds in their ovaries without any help from pollen, producing clones of the parent.

do blackberry plants reproduce sexually, asexually, or both? explain how you know.

1. amazon mollies are small fish found in southern texas and northeastern mexico. they are named after the amazon an all - female tribe of warriors from greek mythology, because they are an entirely female species. amazon mollies need sperm from males of different, related species to trigger the development of new fish from their eggs, but the sperm do not fertilize the eggs. all of the genetic material in the offspring comes from the mother.

do amazon mollies reproduce sexually, asexually, or both? explain how you know.

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Explanation:

1. Gray wolves: Sexual reproduction occurs when male's sperm fertilizes female's eggs, which is the case with gray - wolves as the alpha male's sperm fertilizes the alpha female's eggs.
2. Queen harvester ants: Sexual reproduction is evident as the queen mates with a male and stores sperm to fertilize her eggs. When sperm fertilizes eggs, it is sexual reproduction.
3. Blackberry plants: They reproduce both sexually (pollen - transfer leading to fertilization and new seed creation) and asexually (producing new seeds in ovaries without pollen, creating clones).
4. Amazon mollies: They are a form of asexual reproduction called gynogenesis. Although they need sperm from related males to trigger egg development, the sperm does not contribute genetic material, so all genetic material comes from the mother.

Answer:

1. Gray wolves: Sexually. Explanation: Male's sperm fertilizes female's eggs.
2. Queen harvester ants: Sexually. Explanation: Queen mates with male and stores sperm to fertilize eggs.
3. Blackberry plants: Both. Explanation: Sexual through pollen - transfer, asexual without pollen.
4. Amazon mollies: Asexually. Explanation: Sperm only triggers egg development, no genetic contribution from male.