SCIENCE-ASEXUAL TYPES

FLASHCARDS

Binary Fission

DNA is copied and then the cell divides

Budding

An outgrowth (bud) forms and breaks off from the parent organism

Spore Formation

lightweight structures, similar to seeds in plants; produced by “fruiting bodies”

Fragmentation

Fragmentation – structure breaks off from a part of the parent and grows into a new organism

Regeneration – organism regrows a lost part

Rhizomes

Horizontal underground plant stem producing the root systems for other plants.

Tubers

Storage system for nutrients coming from stems or roots. They bear buds for new plants.

Runners

Above ground stems produce new plants

Plantlets

Tiny plants grow along the edges of a plant's leaves. They fall off and grow independently

Bulbs

Stores the complete life cycle underground for a plant.