1. Asexual Reproduction

2. What is Asexual Reproduction?  Formation of a new organism or individual  This new organism or individual has identical genetic information to its parent.

3. Examples of Asexual Reproduction  Mitosis

4. Examples of Asexual Reproduction

5.  Binary Fission  Budding  Sporulation  Vegetative Reproduction  Regeneration/ Fragmentation

6. What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?  BACTERIA  Unicellular (single celled)  Do not contain a true nucleus  Examples include:  Examples include: cholera, syphilis, anthrax and leprosy

7. 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)

8. What organisms use Asexual Reproduction?  FUNGI  Bodies of these organisms are made up of tiny filaments  Includes: yeast, moulds and mushrooms

9. FUNGI JOKE!  What did the carrot say about the mushroom at the party?

10. FUNGI JOKE!  HE WAS A FUN GUY!

11. 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.

12. 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.