| A | B |
| asexual reproduction | the production of new organisms without serm and egg (fusion of nuclei) |
| mitosis | when the nucleus divides (exact copy) |
| chromatids | individual strands of a chormosome |
| centromere | joins chromatids |
| spindle apparatus | chromosomes that move along the spindle apparatus to opposite ends of the cell |
| cytoplasmic division | division of cytoplasm usally with mitosis |
| binary fission | equal division of the chromosomes and cytoplasm of an organism |
| budding | new cells detach from each other or remain together to form a colony |
| sporulation | spores which are single cells released from the parent ;develop into new individuals |
| regeneration | an entire new organism develops from part of the original organism |
| vegetative propogation | new plants develop from roots, stems, or leaves of the parent |