Reproduction is the means of producing a new generation/offspring in order to
- increase the number of organisms within a population
- replace organisms that have died
Two types of reproduction
- asexually
- sexually
Asexual Reproduction of Plants
The production of offspring from a single gamete without the fusion of gamete
- Genetically identical offspring
- Simple animals and plants
- Mitosis
- One Parent
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
- Quick -All offspring genetically
- Easy identical
- Identical and predictable -All susceptible to
- No wastage of energy environmental changes
finding mates
DIFFERENT METHODS OF ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
1) Binary Fission – unicellular organism -AMOEBA
-PROTOCTISTA
2) Budding -CNIDARIA
-YEAST
3) Spore Formation -RHIZOPUS(fungi)
4) Vegetative Reproduction
-the development of new plants from existing plant parts
Natural Vegetative Reproduction -> involves a storage organ