ReproductionReproductiona process whereby living things a process whereby living things produce more living thingsproduce more living things

All living organisms need to do it!!All living organisms need to do it!!

AsexualAsexualReproductionReproduction

Just one parent Just one parent involvedinvolved

Offspring identical-no Offspring identical-no diversitydiversity

Many microscopic Many microscopic organisms reproduce organisms reproduce in this wayin this way

5 types of asexual 5 types of asexual reproductionreproduction

1) Binary Fission1) Binary Fission 2) Spore Formation2) Spore Formation 3) Budding3) Budding 4) Vegetative propogation4) Vegetative propogation 5) Regeneration5) Regeneration

Binary fissionBinary fission

*is the normal method of reproduction *is the normal method of reproduction among bacteria. among bacteria.

*It means splitting into 2 EQUAL new *It means splitting into 2 EQUAL new organisms.organisms.

Conjugation Conjugation may precede fissionmay precede fissionIn In conjugation,conjugation,

DNA passes from DNA passes from

one bacterium to one bacterium to

another through another through

a bridge of a bridge of

cytoplasm.cytoplasm.

In fission, after conjugation, the offspring are different than theoriginal parent BUT identical to each other.