Reproduction?

• Asexual Reproduction • Sexual Reproduction

– involves only 1 parent – involves 2 parents
– offspring genetically – offspring genetic mix
identical to parent of both parents
– involves regular body – involves specialized
cells sex cells
– its quick – its slow

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 Binary Fission

Rod-Shaped Bacterium,
hemorrhagic E. coli

2 daughter cells are identical to parent

Budding
 Spore Formation
Fern

Fungi
 Vegetative
Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
• involves specialized sex cells called gametes
• the union of a male and female gamete results in
the formation of a zygote that develops into a
new individual
 Sexual
Reproduction in
Plants
Female Parts

Male Parts

(Pistil)

pollen (male) + ovule (female) → single-celled zygote → multi-celled

embryo (contained in a seed) → new individual
 Sexual Reproduction Summary
Male Female Type of Result of Final
Gamete Gamete Union Union Result

Plants pollen ovule Pollination single cell multi-cell

(egg) then zygote embryo
fertilization (in seed)

Animals sperm egg fertilization single cell multi-cell

zygote embryo
 Some Organisms do Both
• most plants that produce seeds (sexual
reproduction) can also reproduce
asexually by things like cuttings or runners
• this gives them an advantage for survival

sponges and hydra mosses

 Which is Better?
It depends!

Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction

• advantages
– does not require special
cells or a lot of energy
– can produce offspring
quickly
– in a stable environment
produce large, thriving
population
• disadvantages
– limited ability to adapt
– face massive die-off if
environment changes
• advantages
– lots of variation within a
species
– able to live in a variety
of environmental
settings
– able to adapt to changes
in the environment
• disadvantages
– needs time & energy
– produce small
populations
 Which is Better?
It depends!

Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction

• advantages • advantages
– does ___ require _____ – lots of ________ within
____ or a lot of _______ a _______
– can ________ offspring – able to live in a ______
_________ of ________________
– in a _____ environment settings
_______ large, thriving – able to _____ to ______
___________ in the environment
• disadvantages • disadvantages
– ______ ability to adapt – needs ____ & ______
– face massive ______ if – produce _______
environment _________ populations
 Reproduction?
• Asexual Reproduction
– involves only __
parent
– offspring __________
_________ to parent
– involves regular
______ _______
– its _________
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• Sexual Reproduction
– involves __ parents
– offspring ______ ___
of both parents
– involves specialized
_____ ______
– its ______
 Reproduction?
• Asexual Reproduction • Sexual Reproduction

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 Asexual VS Sexual Reproduction Notes
You will need to go to the WFISD website then under “Our Schools”
choose your school (Barwise).

In the tool bar scroll over “Departments” then choose “Science”

On the science page to the left choose “7th Grade”

Assignment 1: Go to and click on the link “Asexual VS Sexual

Reproduction” Fill out your notes page while watching the first video
“Pac-Man and DNA dude”

Assignment 2: Go to and click on the link “Asexual VS Sexual

Reproduction PPT.” Fill out your notes pages while watching the PPT.
You should also take notes on the different varieties of reproduction and
what organisms exhibit them.