Reproduction and Binary Fission Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering definitions of reproduction, types of reproduction (asexual and sexual), and specific mechanisms like binary fission based on the lecture transcript.

Reproduction

The process by which an organism gives rise to an individual of its own kind.

Asexual reproduction

Literally means "reproduction without sex," where the new individual is identical to the parents.

Clone

The new individual produced in asexual reproduction that is identical to its parents.

Sexual reproduction

A process that begins with $2$ cells, each from a different source (male/female), which fuse to become a single, new cell that is not identical to either parent cell.

Zygote

The single, new cell formed from the fusion of $2$ cells in sexual reproduction.

Binary Fission

A type of asexual reproduction used by bacteria and protists where an existing organism simply splits equally in two to form $2$ cells.

Bacteria (in Binary Fission)

Organisms that use binary fission but have no nucleus and do not perform mitosis.

Protists (in Binary Fission)

Organisms such as amoeba and paramecium that use mitosis to split equally in two during binary fission.