ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION...SEXUAL ASEXUAL With a partner (2 parents) Alone (1 parent) Sperm + Egg NO Sperm + Egg MEIOSIS MITOSIS Offspring are genetically different from parents (mix of

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Reproduction is the process by which an organism creates

another of its kind

Sexual Reproduction Asexual Reproduction

SEXUAL ASEXUALWith a partner (2

parents)

Alone (1 parent)

Sperm + Egg NO Sperm + Egg

MEIOSIS MITOSIS

Offspring are

genetically different

from parents (mix of

parents)

Offspring are

genetically identical

(clones)

Sexual Reproduction

Asexual Reproduction

Asexual Reproduction

- Fungus

- Bacteria

- Plants (leaves, stems, roots)

- Body Cells (skin, etc.)

- Yeast

There are 5 types of Asexual Reproduction:

1)Binary Fission

2)Budding

3)Spore Formation

4)Regeneration

5)Vegetative Reproduction

BINARY FISSION

- Parent Cell divides into 2 equal parts

(daughter cells)

- Parent Cell doesn’t exist any more.

EX: bacteria

BUDDING- Parent organism divides into 2

inequal parts

- Parent and offspring are not the

same size

- Offspring might stay attached or

break off

SPORE FORMATION- Spores are single-celled

- Spores are formed within a single cell

and then released.

- Spores are the leftovers of the

parent cell.

EX: fungus

REGENERATION

- The ability to re-grow lost or damaged

tissues, organs, or limbs.

EX: worms, starfish, lobsters, etc.

VEGETATIVE

- The new plant is exactly the same

as the parent plant

- Involves roots, stems and seeds.

- Important for nutrition and growth

of plants.

Vegetative Reproduction can be natural (it

happens on its own)

Vegetative Reproduction can be artificial

(humans help!)

BULBS- Short underground

stem with thick

fleshy leaves that

contain stored food

- Each bulb can

become a new plant

TUBERS

- Large underground

stem that contain

stored food

- Like the “eyes” of

potatoes.

RUNNER

- Stems grow over the

soil from the first

stem

- At points along

the runner, new

plants grow

RHizome- Long stems grow

under the soil

- New plants grow

along the stem

- EX: grass,

stinging nettle