2 Types of Reproduction Sexual - Requires DNA from 2 organisms (Parents) Creates a new different organism. Example: Bears Asexual - Requires a single organism Creates an identical copy of the parent. Example - Bacteria

Whiptail Lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens) This all-female whiptail species is able to reproduce without a male to fertilize her eggs. The daughters are identical to their mom. Asexual

Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) The saguaro is a tree-like cactus that grows over 50 feet tall in desert areas of North America. The cactus flowers in the spring and relies mainly on bats for pollination. The flowers produce fleshy fruit filled with thousands of seeds, each one genetically unique. Sexual

Salmonella (Salmonella typhimurium) Salmonella is a bacteria that causes food poisoning. In the small intestine, a single Salmonella cell divides in two, rapidly producing many copies of itself. The microscopic bacteria invade our cells, and our immune system responds. We experience fever, nausea, and diarrhea. Asexual

Sea Horse (Hippocampus genus) The sea horse is unique among fish: it mates for life with the same partner. And it's the dad who gets pregnant! The male then carries the eggs for 2-4 weeks until they hatch. Muscle contractions help the male give birth to about a hundred baby seahorses. Sexual

Giant Amoeba (Amoeba proteus) Single-celled amoebas live in ponds and wet soil. To reproduce, they copy their DNA, then the cell constricts in the middle and pinches apart. The two amoebae are exact copies of each other. When conditions are right, amoebae divide every 48 hours. Asexual

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) Red kangaroos can leap as far as 12 feet in one jump. When it’s mating time, males box each other with their powerful jumping legs to win the opportunity to mate with a female. After only 33 days, the undeveloped young is born. Safely tucked away in the mom’s pouch, it will continue to grow for another seven months. Sexual

Mitosis a process of cell duplication, or reproduction, during which one cell gives rise to two genetically identical daughter cells.