Asexual Reproduction

Binary fission

a parent cell divides by mitosis to create 2 identical size offspring, cytoplasm is equally divided

Budding

one parent divides by mitosis to create one smaller (bud) and one larger offspring, cytoplasm is unequally divided

Sporulation (fungi)

a spore from a single celled organism is released from a spore case to from a new organism

Vegetative propogation

asexual reproduction in plants

bulb

underground stem fromed by leaves that arise from plants to grow new ones

tuber

enlarged underground stem thats stores food and has eyes/buds where new plants form

runner

horizontal stem that grows above ground (strawberries)

cutting

a piece of cut stem grows into a plant in water

grafting

a branch from one plant is placed on another plants branch and grows into a rooted plant

grafting is used for

producing crops quickly, seedless fruit tress, flower bushes with multi colored flowers