1. Definition: Asexual Reproduction
A single parent passes genetic information to the offspring which will produce an exact genetic copy.

2. Asexual strategy example 1
Example: Binary fission
Description: The parent organism divides into two separate organisms called daughters.
Type of organism: Bacteria (Kingdom Monera)

3. Asexual strategy example 2
Example: Budding
Description: A cell “bud” grows on the parent organisms. It develops on the parent then breaks off.
Type of organism: Hydra (Kingdom: Animal) Lives in the ocean

4. Asexual strategy example 3
Example: Spore production (Sporogenesis)
Description: Spores are formed through mitosis and dispersed like seeds. (NOTE: There are other ways spores are formed.)
Type of organism: mushrooms (Kingdom: Fungi)

5. Asexual strategy example 4
Example: Fragmentation
Description: A new organism grows and fully develops from a piece or fragment of the parent.
Type of organism: Segmented worms (Kingdom: Animal)

6. Sexual Reproduction
Definition- Two parents produce offspring that have genetic characteristics from both parents.
By means of Fertilization:
Definition: Fertilization- The combining of male (sperm) and female (egg) to produce a zygote that has half the DNA of each parent.

7. Two Types of Fertilization
1. External Fertilization “Spawning”
Eggs are layed in water and male releases sperm near them.
Type of organism: Salamanders and Newts
Type: Fish
Type: Frogs and Toads

8. 2. Internal Fertilization Description: Eggs are fertilized inside of the female’s reproductive tract.
Type of organism: Snakes
Type of organism: Mammals (Whales, kangaroos, humans) Birth live young, also flowering plants
Type of organism: Birds lay eggs after fertilization