Asexual Asexual Reproduction Reproduction

What is Asexual What is Asexual Reproduction?Reproduction?

Formation of a new Formation of a new organism or organism or individualindividual

This new organism or This new organism or individual has individual has identical genetic identical genetic information to its information to its parent. parent.

Examples of Asexual Examples of Asexual ReproductionReproduction MitosisMitosis

Examples of Asexual Examples of Asexual ReproductionReproduction

Binary FissionBinary Fission BuddingBudding SporulationSporulation Vegetative ReproductionVegetative Reproduction Regeneration/ FragmentationRegeneration/ Fragmentation

What organisms use What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?Asexual Reproduction?

BACTERIABACTERIA Unicellular (single Unicellular (single

celled) celled) Do not contain a true Do not contain a true

nucleus nucleus Examples include: Examples include:

cholera, syphilis, anthrax and leprosy

What organisms use What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?Asexual Reproduction?

PROTISTSPROTISTS UnicellularUnicellular DNA is contained in DNA is contained in

a nucleus.a nucleus. Are the base of many Are the base of many

food chainsfood chains (example: plankton in (example: plankton in a marine ecosystem) a marine ecosystem)

What organisms use What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?Asexual Reproduction?

FUNGIFUNGI Bodies of these Bodies of these

organisms are made organisms are made up of tiny filamentsup of tiny filaments

Includes: yeast, Includes: yeast, moulds and moulds and mushroomsmushrooms

FUNGI JOKE!FUNGI JOKE!

What did the What did the carrot say carrot say about the about the mushroom mushroom at the party? at the party?

FUNGI JOKE!FUNGI JOKE!

HE WAS A FUN HE WAS A FUN GUY!GUY!

What organisms use What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?Asexual Reproduction?

ANIMALSANIMALS Can be divided into 2 distinct groups:Can be divided into 2 distinct groups: 1) Vertebrates (have backbones) 1) Vertebrates (have backbones)

Humans are vertebrates, but do not Humans are vertebrates, but do not reproduce asexually aside from body cellsreproduce asexually aside from body cells

2) Invertebrates (do not have backbones)2) Invertebrates (do not have backbones) Examples include: sponges, jellyfish, worms Examples include: sponges, jellyfish, worms

and insectsand insects Reproduce asexually to form one or more Reproduce asexually to form one or more

identical offspring from a single parent.identical offspring from a single parent.

What organisms use What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?Asexual Reproduction?

PLANTSPLANTS Repair themselves Repair themselves

by mitosis (asexual by mitosis (asexual reproduction).reproduction).

Ensures that each Ensures that each new plant will have new plant will have the same DNA as the the same DNA as the parent. parent.