Reproduction Flashcards
What is reproduction?
Reproduction means producing offspring that may or may not be exact copies of the parents.
Asexual reproduction
This is by a single organism without production of gametes
Sexual reproduction
This is by two gametes to form a zygote which develops into a new organism.
What are some types of asexual reproduction in invertebrates?
•Fission
•Budding
•Fragmentation
•Parthenogenesis
What is Binary fission?
It is where the division is equal, each offspring contains approximately equal amount of protoplasm and associated structures.
What are types of sexual reproduction in invertebrates?
•External fertilization
•Internal fertilization
•Hermaphroditism
Sexual reproduction in vertebrates includes?
•Fishes
•Amphibians
•Reptiles
•Birds
•Mammals