Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Flashcards
Individuals are exact clones of the parent with identical genetic makeup
Asexual reproduction
individuals are formed from the combination of gametes to form genetically unique offspring (variety)
Sexual reproduction
Types of asexual reproduction
regeneration, budding, parthenogenesis
involves the production and differentiation of new tissues to replace missing and damaged parts of the body
regeneration
happens when an organism breaks from itself, and each fragment grows into a new individual organism
fragmentation
involves forming of new individual from an outgrowth or bud on the parents body
budding
where is budding common in
hydra and polyps
involves an activated unfertilized egg that undergoes mitosis in the absence of cytokinesis
parthenogenesis
refers to the fusion of gametes in dissimilar sizes, male gamete is smaller
anisogamy
the fusion of gametes in similar size
isogamy
the fusion of large immotile female gametes with small motile male gametes
oogamy
having male and female organs in the same individual
monoecious (monoecism)
having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another
dioecious (dioecism)
fertilization effected by union of egg cell and sperm cell from the same individual
self-fertilization
fertilization in which gametes are produced by separate individuals or sometimes by individuals of different kinds
cross-fertilization