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REPRODUCTION Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Reproduction – the process of living things producing the same type of living thing. Examples – horses produce horses, humans produce humans, and tomato plants produce tomatoes. * Like produces like. There are two types of reproduction: asexual and sexual Asexual Reproduction Living things that reproduce from only one parent. Examples: Regeneration, budding, and cellular division. Advantages of Asexual Reproduction: • animals that live in one place & unable to look for mates reproduce asexually. • numerous offspring can be produced without a great amount of energy or time. • One single organism can start new colonies in new locations. • Mating partners are not needed to be found. • More reliable (less to go wrong in cell division) Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction: • Species may not be able to adapt to a changing environment Regeneration Regeneration (before) Regeneration (after) Crown of Thorns Story Regeneration (ex. starfish) Can humans regenerate body parts by asexual reproduction? Regeneration (ex. Planaria) Budding (ex: Hydra) Cellular Division (also called Binary Fission) • Protozoa Binary Fission (ex. paramecium) Binary Fission (ex. bacteria) Asexual Reproduction in Plants • Propagation-transplanting parts of a plant to a new growing area (ex. Rhizomes, runners, bulb formation, rooting from stems) • Budding-tiny bud growing off parent plant (ex. Potato “eyes”, branches budding) • Spores-reproductive cells that produce a new organism (ex. Ferns, mushrooms, molds) Propagation Plant Budding Spores Sexual Reproduction Sexual reproduction usually requires two parents (partners). Examples: frogs, deer, bats, humans, and flowers. Surinam Toad • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7b4spjXhw Advantages of Sexual Reproduction: • The offspring will be different than its parents. This allows the species to adapt to its surroundings. Galapagos Finches • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25MBq8T77w Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction: • Often slower than asexual reproduction, and less reliable (more mutations, problems) • Much energy is used in mating processes • http://videos.howstuffworks.com/animal-planet/28366-fooled-by-nature-bowerbirds-seduction-video.htm • Can’t always find suitable mate TWO TYPES OF REPRODUCTION • 1. Internal Fertilization • 2. External Fertilization Internal Fertilization • Conjugation- Sexual reproduction between microscopic organisms Asexual budding External Fertilization • Sex cells are dispersed out of the body in water • Examples: fish, salamanders, jellyfish Meiosis • Produces sex cells only (sperm or egg cells) • Takes place in the reproductive organs of organisms that reproduce sexually.