| A | B |
|---|
| asexual reproduction | reproduction with only one parent; offspring are identical to parent |
| binary fission | a unicellular parent organism divides by mitosis to form two identical daughter cells |
| budding | a new organism develops as an outgrowth of the parent; with nucleus divided equally but cytoplasm unequally |
| bulbs | underground stems composed of thickened leaves for food storage;each can develop new plants |
| cuttings | pieces of roots, stems, or leaves develop into new plants under proper conditions by vegetative reproduction |
| grafting | a cutting from one plant is attached to the main body of a rooted plant by vegetative reproduction |
| regeneration | development of a new organism from part of the parent organism |
| rhizomes | long, modified, underground tems which produce new plants at nodes along the "stem" by vegetative reproduction |
| runners | stems that grow out over the surface of the soil from the existing stem, producing new plants at points along the stem by vegetative reproduction |
| scions | a cutting from a plant which will be attached to another plant |
| sporation | the production of specialized asexual reproductive cells that contain a nucleus, a small amount of cytoplasm and a tough protective coating |
| stock | the main body of a root plant, used for attaching a cutting from another plant |
| tuber | underground stems that contain stored food; they form eyes or buds that become new plants by vegetative reproduction |
| vegetative reproduction | process in which undifferentiated plant cells first divide mitotically and then differentiate to produce an independent plant |
| mitosis | process by which the nucleus of a cell divides, while maintaining the chromosome number |
