1. Asexual Reproduction
Chapter 10
Lesson 2

2. Important Things to Know
Only one parent
No meiosis or fertilization
Offspring are identical to their parent

3. Fission
DNA is copied
DNA attaches to cell membrane and grows longer to make 2 new cells
Examples:
E. coli Streptococcus Bacillus anthracis

4. Mitotic Cell Division Form offspring through mitosis and cell division
Example
Amoeba

5. Budding
An offspring grows through mitosis and cell division on the parent and then may or may not break off
Example
Hydra Yeast

6. Animal Regeneration
A new organism grows from a part of the parent organism containing the central disk
Example
planarian sea star sea urchins
sea cucumbers sponges

7. Vegetative Reproduction
A new organism grows from the stolon of the parent organism
Examples
strawberries bananas
potatoes geraniums

8. Cloning
A new organism is produced in the lab from a cluster of cells from the parent organism
Examples
Fruits and Vegetables
Sheep

9. Advantages of Asexual Reproduction
Organisms can reproduce without a mate.
Organisms can produce a large number of offspring.

10. Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction
Little genetic variation in a population
May be harder for an organism to survive
Mutations may be passed on to offspring