Modes of Reproduction in Animals

Prepared by: Mariel P. Lumibao, Med, LPT

 Modes of Reproduction in Animals

 Sexual Reproduction

 Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction
Is the ability of living organisms to
produce young ones similar to
themselves.
Sexual Reproduction
- Takes place when sex cells from male
and female animals to unite form a
new animal or individual.

- The sex cells or gametes of animals

develop in specialized organs called
GONADS.
 Sex Cells
Male Gonads Female Gonads
- The male gonads are - The female gonads
called TESTES. are called OVARIES.
 Fertilization- take place when a sperm
cell unites with egg cell
Two kinds of Fertilization in Animals
1. Internal Fertilization
2. External Fertilization

INTERNAL FERTILIZATION – born alive or

hatched from eggs.

EXTERNAL FERTILIZATION – hatched from

eggs.
Internal Fertilization
- Happens when the male animal releases
sperm cells into the body of the female
animal to fertilize the egg cell.

Example: dog, cat, deer, cow, carabao, duck,

bird.
 Gestation – the time between fertilization and birth
of young animals like cows, carabao, and dogs which
are born alive.

 Incubation Period – the time between the laying of

the egg and the hatching of the young like chickens,
crocodiles, frogs, and snakes.
 External Fertilization
- Occurs outside the bodies of the parent.
Examples are fish and frogs.
Asexual Reproduction
- needs only one parent and no special reproductive cells or
organs are involved.
THREE METHODS OF ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
1. Fission/ Binary Fission- bacteria, protists, and unicellular
fungi.
2. Fragmentation- starfish, some worms, fungi
3. Budding- hydras and corals
 Fission/Binary Fission
- When a parent animal divides itself into
two. Each half is grouped into a new
individual.
 Fragmentation
- Is a form of asexual reproduction in which
an organisms split into fragments.
 Budding
- Is a form of asexual reproduction that
results from the outgrowth of a part of
the body leading to a separation of the
BUD from the original organisms.

- Occurs commonly in some invertebrate

animals such as hydras and corals.
BUDDING