Question

to fertilization.2.When a student observes a slide showing different stages of binary fission in Amoeba, he generally observesfour stages of the process. Describe these stages in a proper sequence.3.Explain the process of regenera

Answer 1

Reproduction is one of the basic characteristics of a living organism. An organism reproduces to produce more of its own kind. Reproduction may be either asexual or sexual.

The type of reproduction that takes place without gametes forming is called asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction is the type of reproduction in which both the male and female gametes are involved.

Asexual reproduction is common in lower plants and some lower animals. It is a process of rapid multiplication in which the new organisms produced are genetically identical to the parent. Sexual reproduction is common in higher plants and most animals. The organisms produced by this method are not genetically identical to the parents.

Asexual reproduction may be of various types such as binary fission, multiple fission, budding, fragmentation, sporulation and vegetative propagation.