Bio 9 - Unit 3 (Asexual Reproduction)

List the features of asexual reproduction

1 parent, each offspring is genetically identical

Cell Theory

1. All cells comes from pre-existing cells

2. The cell is the basic unit of life

3. All living things are made of cells

Binary Fission

Bacteria are microorganisms, single prokaryotic cells that reproduce by a parent cell producing 2 daughter cells

Each cycle of doubling takes 20-30 minutes.

Budding

Yeasts are unicellular, eukaryotic organisms (mostly in food) that produce by growing a bud that pinches off to be a separate, smaller cell that grows on its own

Spore Formation

Molds/mushrooms are eukaryotic cells that releases spores from the parent that develop into identical offspring, spores are airborne and germinate (grow) if in ideal conditions

Vegetative Propagation

A form of asexual reproduction in plants where new individual organisms grow from parts of the parent plant, such as stems, roots, or leaves, producing genetically identical offspring.