Asexual Reproduction
What is Asexual Reproduction?
A type of reproduction that involves one parent producing genetically identical offspring.
What is Vegetative Propagation?
The process of asexual reproduction that occurs in potatoes and strawberries that involves leaves, roots, or stems.
What is Sexual Reproduction?
Reproduction involving two parents that produce genetically unique offspring.
1. Asexual Reproduction requires one parent, Sexual Reproduction requires two parents.
2. Asexual Reproduction produces genetically identical offspring, Sexual Reproduction produces offspring with genetic diversity
4. Asexual Reproduction is faster, not requiring a mate. Sexual Reproduction is slower, requiring a mate.
What is a clone?
An organism genetically identical to the parent.
What is Budding?
The process of asexual reproduction that occurs in yeast and hydra by which a small growth forms on the parent organism and breaks off to become a new organism.
What is Fertilization?
The joining of sperm and egg during sexual reproduction.
What is vegetative propagation?
The process of asexual reproduction that occurs in potatoes and strawberries that involves leaves, roots, or stems.
What is an advantage of Asexual Reproduction? What is a disadvantage of Asexual Reproduction?
Advantage: It is fast, as it only requires one parent. This is fast because it eliminates the need for a mate, as finding a mate can take a while and go poorly.
Disadvantage: There is no genetic variation, meaning a disease can wipe out a group of the same organisms if they have no immunity.
What is Binary Fission?
The process of asexual reproduction that occurs in bacteria by which a single cell divides into two identical cells.
What is an Embryo?
The early stage of development of offspring after fertilization.
What is Fragmentation?
The process of asexual reproduction that occurs in starfish by which the parent organism breaks into pieces and each piece grows into a new organism
What is an advantage of Sexual Reproduction? What is a disadvantage of Sexual Reproduction?
Advantage: Genetic Diversity; some will be resistant, some will not.
Disadvantage: Slower, requires a mate. Finding a mate can be difficult.
What is the process of Sexual Reproduction?
Fusion of sperm and egg → fertilization → embryo development.