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asexual reproduction Flashcards

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what is asexual reproduction?

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mitosis, doesn’t require mate and produces clone or parent cell

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what are advantages of asexual reproduction?

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energy efficient, no mate needed, quick

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what is prokaryotes asexual?

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binary fission

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what is eukaryotes asexual?

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mitosis

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what is budding?

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an outgrowth of a parent organism (potato shoots)

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what is vegetation propagation?

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part of a plant becomes attached and grows (grafting or cutting)

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what is spore formation?

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spores detach from parent

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what is fragmentation?

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whole organism divided into multiple (worms)

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what is parthenogenesis?

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when an egg develops into an embryo without fertilisation from sperm

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what are disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

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offspring are genetically identical making them more susceptible to die out from diseases

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