| A | B |
|---|
| asexual reproduction | one parent produces identical offspring |
| binary fission | unicellular parent divides into two equal parts |
| binary fission in bacteria | chromosome replicates, cell plate forms, two identical bacteria result |
| binary fission in paramecia | micronucleus and macronucleus divide by mitosis. Daughter cells get one of each. |
| budding | parent divides into two unequal parts |
| budding in yeast | nucleus move to side of cell, cell wall softens, bud bulges outwards, one nucleus enters bud |
| budding in hydra | "mound" of cells is produced by mitosis. Cells differentiate to form new organism. |
| spore formation | mitosis produces specialized cells that grow into new individuals |
| organism that produces spores | bread mold |
| vegetative propagation | new plant arises from a part of the parent plant by mitosis. |
| corms, tubers, runners, rhizomes | examples of natural vegetative propagation |
| cuttings, layering, grafting | examples of artificial vegetative propagation |
| advantages of vegetative propagation | identical plants, seedless fruit, faster than seeds |
| regeneration | ability to regrow lost body parts |
| organisms that can reproduce by regeneration | starfish, earthworms, hydra, planaria |
