1. And the different organisms that perform it
Asexual Reproduction
And the different organisms that perform it

2. Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction that occurs with only one parents and produces offspring identical to the parent
The offspring are identical because they are receiving their DNA from only one parent
Meiosis and fertilization do not occur during asexual reproduction

3. Benefits of Asexual Reproduction
Only one organism is needed for reproduction to occur
This type of reproduction can be performed very quickly allowing organisms to adapt to the environment more quickly

4. Downfalls to Asexual Reproduction
Mutations that occur in the parent are always passed on to the offspring since they are identical.
Entire colonies might be wiped out by a bacteria or virus that none have immunity to

5. Types of Asexual Reproduction
ANIMALS
Budding
Fragmentation
Parthenogenesis
PLANTS
Grafting
Propagation
BACTERIA & MONERAN
Binary Fission
FUNGI
Budding

6. Budding The new organism grows off the parent organism
Sometimes the offspring will detach to become independent and sometimes they stay attached forming colonies
EX: Corals, jellyfish, echinoderms, yeast

7. Fragmentation & Regeneration
When pieces of the parent are broken off and can become a new organism
Ex: earthworms, planarians, echinoderms

8. Vegetative Propagation
When a part of a plant can be cut off and planted and grow into a new individual
This can occur in the leaves, roots, and stems of different types of plants
Ex: African Violet

9. Binary Fission
Bacteria and monerans can reproduce through by simply dividing in half because they are single celled organisms.
They simply replicate their DNA, and split DNA, organelles and cytoplasm into two new cells just as in mitosis