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Types of Reproduction
Purpose of Reproduction
• To make sure a species can
continue.
• Reproduction is the process by
which an organism produces
others of the same kind.
Reproduction
•So ….. How does one cell
become two?
Asexual Reproduction
• A new organism (sometimes more
than one) is produced from one
parent.
• The offspring will have hereditary
material that matches the
hereditary material of the parent.
This means they are genetically
identical.
Asexual Reproduction
• Budding
• Regeneration
• Binary Fission
Sexual Reproduction
• Requires two parents.
• The egg and the sperm join to
form an entirely new organism.
• Offspring is a genetic mix of both
parents.
Important to Know!
• Asexual reproduction results in
offspring that are genetically identical
to the parent organism
• Sexual reproduction results in offspring
that are genetically different from the
parent organisms
Advantages and Disadvantages
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Advantages:
Advantages:
- does not require
- lots of variation within
special cells
a species
- can produce offspring
- able to live in a variety
quickly
of environmental
- creates a large,
settings
thriving population
- able to adapt to
Disadvantages
changes in the
- limited ability of adapt
environment.
- if environment
Disadvantages
changes species will
- needs time and energy
die off.
- produce small
population
Reproduction
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xualreproduction/