7.14B

​7.14 B Asexual/Sexual Reproduction

​Asexual

-1 Parent -Offspring is genetically identical

5 Types:

1. Binary Fission (Bacteria)

2. Budding (sponges, plants ex. Potatoes)

3. Regeneration (starfish, lizard tail)

4. Vegetative Propagation

5. Fragmentation (worms, aloe vera)

​Advantages: Quick process

Disadvantages: Lack of genetic variation

​Sexual Reproduction

-2 Parents

-Offspring are genetically diverse

Advantage: Genetic Variation

Disadvantage: Need to search for a mate, happens slowly