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Asexual and Sexual
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Asexual reproduction? | A type of reproduction that produces offspring from a single parent WITHOUT mating |
| What is sexual reproduction? | When 2 parents produce an offspring by fuzing their gametes |
| Budding | Budding occurs when a second organism develops from an outgrowth of the original (Ex: Hydra) |
| Fission | Fission is a type of cell division where the cell divides into 2 copies |
| Fragmentation | A fragment or piece of an organism develops into a fully grown copy (Ex: potatoes and starfish) |
| Spores | Some organisms such as fungi release spores (tiny balls of cells) that can grow into new organisms. |
| Vegetative Propagation | Some plants can send out runners that sprout daughter plants. (Runners=clone ) |
| Parthenogenesis | In extremely rare cases, some animals are capable of producing offspring |