ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL

REPRODUCTION

ELPIDIO JR P. CADALZO
Faculty
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
 DEFINITION OF TERMS
ASEXUAL
Binary fission: parent cell divides into two daughter cells

Fission: separation of a parent into two or more offspring of about equal

size

Budding: outgrowth and eventual splitting off of a new individual from a

parent

Fragmentation: breaking of of the parent body into several pieces, followed

by regeneration, and the regrowth of body parts
 DEFINITION OF TERMS
SEXUAL
Hermaphroditism: individual has both female and male reproductive
systems

External fertilization: gametes are discharged into the outside

environment, followed by fertilization

Internal fertilization: sperm are deposited in or near the female

reproductive tract and gametes unite within the tract
 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Parthenogenesis: form of reproduction in which the new individual
develops from an unfertilized egg
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Item No 1. Fission exhibited by sea anemone

Video Source: Chem, 2007

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Item No 2. Release of sponge’s gametes (external fertilization)

Video Source: Tomanek, 2011

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Item No 3. Budding exhibited by Hydra

Video Source: Study Force, 2015

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Item No 4. Binary fission of a bacterial cell

Parent cell

Image Source: Vishnyakov, 2019

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Item No 5. Fragmentation exhibited by sea star

Video Source: Marine Science, 2015

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Item No 6. Internal Fertilization exhibited by earthworms

Transfer of
Reproductive cells

Image Source: Taylor, 2022