1. Unit 4-1 Notes Mr. Hefti – Pulaski Biology
Asexual Reproduction
Unit 4-1 Notes
Mr. Hefti – Pulaski Biology

2. Fill your chart in w/ the following information
Type of reproduction
How does it work?
Example(s) of organisms that reproduce this way
Diagram
Binary fission
Budding
Spores
Eyes on tubers
Runners
Bulbs
Regeneration
Fill your chart in w/ the following information

3. Binary fission How does it work?
The organism copies its DNA then splits in half
Example organisms:
Bacteria
Paramecium
Amoeba

4. Budding How does it work?
Outgrowth of cell membrane pinches off and becomes its own organism
Example organisms:
Hydra
Yeast

5. Spores How does it work? Example organisms:
Packets of genetic information grow into new organism
Example organisms:
Ferns
Mosses
Mold
Mushrooms

6. Eyes on tubers How does it work? New plant grows out of the spud
Example organisms:
Potatoes

7. Runners How does it work? Example organisms:
New plant grows from horizontally growing stems
Example organisms:
Strawberries
Water lilies

8. Bulbs
How does it work?
Underground nutrient-storage structure grows into new plant
Example organisms:
Tulips
Daffodils
Onions

9. Regeneration How does it work?
Body parts re-grow or chunks grow into new organisms
Example organisms:
Sea star
Planaria
Sponges
Lobster
AKA “fragmentation”

10. Common features
All forms result in genetically identical offspring (unless mutation occurs)
Cell division by mitosis (only)
No need for Punnett squares for these organisms!

11. Graded Assignment Divide sheet of paper into 4 equal sections
Examine four different slides using microscope
Provide overall title for activity
List names of group members – on the front!
In each box:
Draw diagram of specimen
List name of specimen
List magnification at which you viewed it (use your best judgment regarding appropriate power)
Label type of asexual reproduction the organism undergoes

12. Example(s) of organisms that reproduce this way
Unit 4-1 Notes… Asexual Reproduction
Type of reproduction
How does it work?
Example(s) of organisms that reproduce this way
Diagram
Binary fission
Budding
Spores
Eyes on tubers
Runners
Bulbs
Regeneration
Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Period: ______