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asexual reproduction in which a single cell divides into two with no exchange of genetic material; reproduction method of bacteria |
binary fission |
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asexual reproduction where a part of an older organism grows into a new individual |
budding |
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central portion of a starfish |
central disk |
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group of organisms attached to one another after undergoing asexual reproduction from a common parent |
colony |
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special kind of asexual spore found in many kinds of fungi |
conidia |
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kind of asexual reproduction where a single cell undergoes many mitotic divisions |
multiple fission |
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the act of propagating or establishing and growing new plants |
propagation |
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one or few celled organisms with chromosomes |
protist |
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phenomenon in which organisms break into two or more parts and each part grows into a new individual |
regeneration |
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small, resistant cell that can grow into a new organism |
spore |
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four principal advantages of asexual reproduction |
reproduction at a fast rate, reproduction in harsh climate, reproduction with only one parent, reproduction genetically of identical offspring |
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simplest form of asexual reproduction |
binary fission |
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refers to the appearance of buds or roots from tissue which is not bud or root tissue |
adventitious |
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plant structure with enlarged leaf bases |
bulb |
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a short, solid enlarged underground stem used for food storage and asexual reproduction |
corm |
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spore developed by mitosis |
mitospore |
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a horizontal stem at or just beneath the surface of the ground |
rhizome |
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fleshy, enlarged stem of a rhizome or stolon |
tuber |
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plant which has conductive tissues in it |
vascular plant |