1. Asexual Reproduction

2. Asexual Reproduction in Fungi
Moulds, yeast, and mushrooms
Members of the kingdom Fungi
Contain thin filaments called hyphae
3 different methods of asexual reproduction

3. Hyphae
Hyphae are thin filaments that grow over the surface of organisms and into the bodies of other organisms to obtain food.

4. Fragmentation
Fragmentation occurs when a small piece or fragment breaks away from the main mass of hyphae and grows into a new individual.

5. Budding
A copy of the nucleus is made. A tiny bud (bump) on the cell wall of the organism (yeast) appears. The new bud contains the nucleus and the bud starts to grow larger. Eventually, it breaks away and becomes an independent cell.

6. Spores
A spore is a reproductive cell that can grow into a new individual through mitotic cell division. Spores are stored in a case called a sporangium. When spores mature, they can be black, blue, yellow or red.

7. Asexual Reproduction in Animals
Members of the Kingdom Animalia
There are two main groups: invertebrates and vertebrates
Vertebrates are animals with backbones
Invertebrates are animals without backbones
Not all animals reproduce sexually

8. Invertebrates

9. Planaria
Planaria, a type of flatworm, are able to regenerate parts when they are damaged. They can reproduce asexually by dividing into two and regenerating the parts that they are missing.

10. Sea Stars
Sea stars reproduce asexually. They are able to grow body parts through regeneration.

11. Hydras
Hydras reproduce asexually by budding. A cell, usually near the base of the organism, will undergo mitosis and cytokinesis repeatedly to produce a new bud or organisms. This results in a colony. Some buds will separate and become independent organisms.