Binary Fission/Spore Formation
Name one single-cell organism that uses binary fission.
Bacteria
Archaea
Amoebas
Algae
What type of organisms use budding?
Unicellular organisms
What special root are potatoes?
Tubers
In what situation does fragmentation occur?
When an organism is split into two parts
In what organisms does spore formation occur?
Fungi
Why do sexually reproducing organisms have unique genetics?
They have chromosomes combined from both parents
In vegetative reproduction through stems, what are the stems that run horizontally called?
Runners
What is hermaphroditism?
It is when an organism has both male and female reproductive parts
What are spores?
Cells with thick cell walls
How does budding occur?
A bud grows on the parent; it develops through cell division before breaking off
Explain cutting
Someone cuts the plant and plants the new fragment so that both pieces grow
What is one type of agamogenesis (if you can't name it, explain it)?
Parthenogenesis
Apomixis
What is one con of spore formation & fungi in general?
Fungi can often be very invasive to the environment
Why is asexual reproduction worse than sexual reproduction in one aspect?
There is no genetic variation
Why do we use grafting?
Grafting lets us combine two plants' growth
The nucellus
The integument
What type of structure is mycelium?
It is a root like structure
Name 2 advantages of asexual reproduction
Large amounts of offspring
Saves energy
Saves time
What are the two types of bulbs that can reproduce through vegetative reproduction (or just describe them)
Tunicate bulbs are surrounded by leaves
Imbricate bulbs are not surrounded by leaves
In the process of parthenogenesis, why is the egg cell able to develop into an embryo despite not being fertilized?
The egg cell combines with the polar cell (both of which are haploid) to combine into a diploid cell