Asexual
Reproduction
What is Asexual
Reproduction?
 Formation of a new
organism or
individual
 This new organism
or individual has
identical genetic
information to its
parent.
Examples of Asexual
Reproduction
 Mitosis
Examples of Asexual
Reproduction
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Binary Fission
Budding
Sporulation
Vegetative Reproduction
Regeneration/ Fragmentation
What organisms use
Asexual Reproduction?
 BACTERIA
 Unicellular (single
celled)
 Do not contain a true
nucleus
 Examples include:
cholera, syphilis,
anthrax and leprosy
What organisms use
Asexual Reproduction?
 PROTISTS
 Unicellular
 DNA is contained in
a nucleus.
 Are the base of many
food chains
(example: plankton in
a marine ecosystem)
What organisms use
Asexual Reproduction?
 FUNGI
 Bodies of these
organisms are made
up of tiny filaments
 Includes: yeast,
moulds and
mushrooms
FUNGI JOKE!
 What did
the carrot
say about
the
mushroom
at the party?
FUNGI JOKE!
 HE WAS A FUN
GUY!
What organisms use
Asexual Reproduction?
 ANIMALS
 Can be divided into 2 distinct groups:
 1) Vertebrates (have backbones)
 Humans are vertebrates, but do not
reproduce asexually aside from body cells
 2) Invertebrates (do not have backbones)
 Examples include: sponges, jellyfish, worms
and insects
 Reproduce asexually to form one or more
identical offspring from a single parent.
What organisms use
Asexual Reproduction?
 PLANTS
 Repair themselves
by mitosis (asexual
reproduction).
 Ensures that each
new plant will have
the same DNA as the
parent.