A sexual reproduction and binary fission
BUDDING and SPORULATION
regeneration and vegetative propagation
important terms
fill-in the blank
100

What is asexual reproduction?

One cell, called the parent cell, divides into two identical daughter cells. The offspring are genetically identical to the parent cell. There is no fusing (joining) of cells.

100

Budding results in equal division of 

the _____(1)______ and unequal division of the _____(2)______.

1. nucleus

2. cytoplasm

100

What is regeneration?

The development of a new organism from a part of the parent organism.

100

stock

the part of a graft that is rooted in the ground.



100

Commercial growers use ______ rather than seeds when they want to be sure the offspring are identical to the parent.

vegetative propagation

200

Asexual reproduction is more common in _____(1)_______ animals than in ______(2)______

animals.

1. invertebrate 

2. vertebrate

200

A one celled organism that reproduces by budding is ____________.

yeast (others)

200

Name two animals that reproduce by regeneration.

Starfish and planaria

200

scion

the part of a graft that is attached to the main body.



200

The ____ or ____ can reproduce by regeneration.


starfish or planaria

300

Name three types of asexual reproduction.


extra 300 pts. if you can name all five

1. binary fission

2. budding

3. sporulation

4. regeneration

5. vegetative propagation

300

__________ is a multicellular organism that reproduces by budding.

hydra (others)

300

What is vegetative propagation?

A form of asexual plant reproduction. In vegetative propagation, a part of a plant, like a root, stem or leaf, grows into a new plant. The new plant is exactly the same as the parent plant.

300

bulbs


(and not the kind you screw into a light fixture)

A type of vegetative propagation in which an underground stem, that is specialized for food storage, develops into a new plant.

an onion for example


300

Reproduction involving one parent cell is called _________ reproduction.

asexual

400

Describe binary fission.

The simplest type of asexual reproduction. During binary fission a one celled organism divides by mitosis to form two daughter cells of equal size. Both the nucleus and the cytoplasm divide equally. The chromosomes of the offspring are identical to that of the parent.

400

What is a spore

Spores are specialized asexual reproductive cells that contain a nucleus and a small amount of cytoplasm.

400

Name three plants that reproduce by vegetative propagation.


extra 500 pts. if you can name all six

1. runners

2. bulbs

3. tubers

4. rhizomes

5. cuttings

6. grafting

400

runners


(and not someone who runs a marathon)

A type of vegetative propagation in which stems, called runners, grow out over the surface of the soil from the existing stem, where new plants grow.


400

strawberries reproduce asexually by _________

runners

500

Name two organisms that divide by binary fission.


extra 200 pts. if you can name all three

1. amebas

2. paramecia

3. bacteria

500

State one advantage of spore formation.

Spores are surrounded by tough protective coats that enable them to survive unfavorable conditions.

500

In one type of propagation, you can sometimes cut a piece of a plant and put it into water to grow roots. What would this be called?

cuttings

500

rhizomes

A type of vegetative propagation in which long modified stems, that grow horizontally under the soil, produce plants a nodes along the stem. example: grass.


500

The eyes on potatoes are actually___________


buds or little plants