1. Asexual Reproduction Genetics & Heredity

2. Asexual Reproduction +  Same DNA  Requires one parent  Rapid -  No genetic variation – same DNA  Can outgrow environment

3. Binary Fission  Simplest form of reproductionreproduction  Parent reproduces genetic material  Divides into two daughter cells  Examples  Bacteria Bacteria  Protozoa  Some Algae

4. Budding  New organism develops from an outgrowth or bud bud  Examples  Hydra Hydra  Yeast Yeast  Sponges

5. Spores  Specialized cells with tough outer coating which protects inner cell  Examples  Ferns Ferns  Mushrooms  Fungi - MoldMold

6. Regeneration  Ability to re-grow lost body parts  Some organisms can grow whole new organism from a single piece of the original  Examples  Sea stars, star fish  Salamander Salamander  Gecko Gecko

7. Vegetative Propagation  Cells separated from parent to form completely new independent individualindependent individual  Examples  Roots  Stems  Runners  Cuttings Cuttings  Other structures: tubers, corms, bulbs

8. Cloning  Scientifically engineered, genetically identical copies of a biological entity identical copies  Examples  Naturally occurring - Identical TwinsIdentical Twins  Dolly  Body parts