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17 Cards in this Set
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Cells make more cells through the process of |
Cell Division (Mitosis) |
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Sex cells are created in a process called… |
Meiosis |
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Adults produce offspring with the help of which system… |
Reproductive System |
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A parent organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to the parent and live independently of the parent. |
Asexual Reproduction |
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The organism that produces the new organism or organism is the parent |
Asexual Reproduction |
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The offspring produced by asexual reproduction are ________ to the parent. |
genetically identical |
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8 Types of Asexual Reproduction |
Binary Fission Budding Spore Regeneration Fragmentation Plant Cuttings Vegetative reproduction Parthenogenesis
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a form of asexual reproduction where every organelle is copied and the organism divides in two. |
Binary fission |
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Example of organisms that undergoes binary fission |
Protists Bacteria |
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a means of asexual reproduction whereby a new individual develops from an outgrowth of a parent, splits off, and lives independently. |
Budding |
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Example of organisms that undergoes budding |
Hydra |
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Airborne cells that are released from the parent. They are enclosed and developed when the environment is appropriate |
Spore |
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Found in fungi, algae and protozoa |
Spore |
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occurs when a body part has broken off and the organism grows a new one. |
Regeneration |
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a means of asexual reproduction whereby a single parent breaks into parts that regenerate into whole new individuals. |
Fragmentation |
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a type of asexual reproduction in plants that relies on multi-cellular structures formed by the parent plant. It has long been exploited in horticulture and agriculture, with various methods employed to multiply stocks of plants. |
Vegetative reproduction |
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form of asexual reproduction in which an egg develops into an individual without being fertilized. |
Parthenogenesis |
