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Types of Reproduction

Asexual reproduction occurs with one parent and produces offspring with identical genetic material. It is common in smaller, simpler organisms like bacteria and some plants/fungi. There are three types of asexual reproduction: budding, regeneration, and binary fission. Sexual reproduction requires two parents and produces offspring with genetic variation by combining the genetic material from both parents through processes like pollination.

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Types of Reproduction

Asexual reproduction occurs with one parent and produces offspring with identical genetic material. It is common in smaller, simpler organisms like bacteria and some plants/fungi. There are three types of asexual reproduction: budding, regeneration, and binary fission. Sexual reproduction requires two parents and produces offspring with genetic variation by combining the genetic material from both parents through processes like pollination.

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Types of Reproduction

Types of Reproduction
Asexual
Asexual reproduction occurs when a new organism is produced from
one parent. The genetic material of the new organism is identical to
the genetic material of the parent. So the offspring and the parent
have all of the same traits.

Organisms that are smaller and


less complex are more likely to
reproduce asexually. Single-celled
organisms like bacteria and
protists reproduce asexually.
Many plants and fungi can
reproduce asexually as well. A few
animals can reproduce asexually.
This animation shows a cell reproducing asexually.
Types of Reproduction
Budding
Three types of asexual reproduction are budding,
regeneration, and fission.
Budding is the process when a new organism begins
to form on the side of the parent and eventually
breaks off. Budding is most common in plants and
fungi.

Hydra are part of the animal


kingdom. Hydra reproduce
by budding.
You can see the new little This picture shows
hydra growing off the side of a magnification of
the larger, parent hydra. budding yeast.
Picture from
http://devcell.bio.uci.edu/images/Hydra.jpg.
Types of Reproduction
Regeneration
Regeneration is the ability to restore lost or damaged tissues, organs,
or limbs. It is most common in animals that do not have a backbone
like worms and starfish. Sometimes, if an organism loses a limb or if
the organism is split into two parts, both parts will regenerate the
missing pieces, creating two organisms from one.

Planaria regeneration. In the final picture, two planaria worms are formed.
Picture retrieved from http://www.ub.edu/planaria/ January 20, 2010.
Types of Reproduction
Binary Fission
Binary fission occurs when a single celled
organism splits into two cells. Bacteria and
protists reproduce by binary fission.
First the parent cell makes a copy of its
genetic material (the green, squiggly circle),
then the cell membrane pinches in and two
new daughter cells split apart.
Because the cell copied its genetic material,
the two cells have the same traits.
Types of Reproduction
Sexual
Sexual Reproduction requires two parents.
The female parent provides an egg cell, and
Egg cell
the male parent provides a sperm cell. The
egg cell and the sperm cell combine to form a
new individual.
The egg cell has genetic material from the
female parent and the sperm cell has genetic Sperm cell
material from the male parent. Therefore, the
offspring will have genetic material from both
parents. This is called genetic variation.
Sexual reproduction allows new individuals to
have genetic variation because they get a mix
of traits from two parents.
New individual
Types of Reproduction
Pollination
Pollination is a form of sexual reproduction. Pollination occurs in
plants. Pollen is taken from the male parts of one plant and delivered
to the female parts of another plant, usually by an insect. The pollen
then travels inside the flower and fertilizes an egg. The egg will grow
into a seed which can become a new plant.

Pollination also allows for


genetic variation because
the traits from two plants
are mixed.
Types of Reproduction
Sexual vs. Asexual
Take a look at the table below. It summarizes the important
differences between sexual and asexual reproduction.

Sexual Asexual
Reproduction Reproduction

Number of 2 parents 1 parent


Parents

Genetic Lots of genetic No genetic


Variation variation (a mix variation (the
of traits from 2 same traits from
parents) only 1 parent)

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