REPRODUCTION: The Continuity of Life

• Reproduction - process by which plants and animals give rise to offspring.
• Asexual Reproduction - single parent without the involvement of sex cells/gametes.
• Sexual Reproduction - two parents with the involvement of sex cells/gametes.
• Binary Fission - involves division of a parent to produce equal-sized daughter cells. Examples are amoeba, paramecium, bacteria
• Fragmentation - in this method, the parent body breaks up into several pieces, these "pieces" or fragments develop into new organism. Examples are spirogyra, flatworms
• Budding - Formation of buds or outgrowths from the parent cell or body, grow into new individuals. Examples are yeast, hydra
• Spore Formation - involves reproduction by using spores that germinate into new individuals. Examples are ferns, molds.
• Regeneration - ability of an organism to regrow a lost body part. Examples are sea star, planaria
• Vegetative Propagation - reproduction by using plant parts. Examples are potato, onion
• Methods of Vegetative Propagation:

  Leaf Reproduction - develop new plants along the margins of the leaves. Example is katakataka or kalanchoe.