ASEXUAL
1 parent
Cell division: Mitosis
(My toes grow!)
Examples: divide &
multiply, budding, rhizomes & cuttings
Advantages: FAST,
no search for a mate
Disadvantages: LESS variations/mutations,
inherited diseases
SEXUAL
2 parents
Cell division: Meiosis
Ex:Pollen/seeds/eggs & sperm, hatching, live birth
Advantages: 2 sets of DNA, more variation & mutations, unique
Disadvantages: SLOW, 2 mature organisms,
danger, requires
lots more energy
*Some organisms can reproduce either way
*Other Organisms reproduce using only one of these ways
Asexual Reproduction vs Sexual Reproduction
(author: Ms. Diaz)
