SCIENCE 9
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Name:
MRS. LOGAN
Date:
Directions: Lay the cards in front of you and read the descriptions of each type of asexual reproduction.
Categorize each image according to the type of asexual reproduction that you think is happening in the
image. Check with me, then complete the table for each type, and answer the questions on the back.
1. Binary Fission
Explanation (In your own words!)
Examples & Sketches
2. Budding
Explanation (In your own words!)
Examples & Sketches
3. Vegetative Reproduction/Propagation
Explanation (In your own words!)
Examples & Sketches
SCIENCE 9
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
4. Spore Formation
Explanation (In your own words!)
Examples & Sketches
5. Fragmentation
Explanation (In your own words!)
Examples & Sketches
MRS. LOGAN
Questions:
A. Define “asexual reproduction”. How do the offspring compare to the parent?
B. What advantages do organisms that reproduce asexually have over organisms that
cannot?
C. Explain how mitosis is involved in asexual reproduction.