2. OBJECTIVE: At the end of the session the students should be
able to differentiate sexual from asexual reproduction in
terms of:
1. number of individuals involved;
2. similarities of offspring to parents
3.
4. • “make a new life”
• sustain the species so that it does not become
an extinct
12. Asexual Reproduction
Budding
occurs when a parent cell forms a
bubble like butt the bud stays
attached to the parent cell while it
grows and develops when the bud is
fully developed it breaks away from
the parent cell and forms a new
organism
Ex. Hydra
13. Asexual Reproduction
Spore Formation
Spore formation is another means of asexual
reproduction. During unfavorable conditions, the
organism develops sac-like structures called
sporangium that contain spores. When the
conditions are favorable, the sporangium burst
opens and spores are released that germinate to
give rise to new organisms.
Ex. Rhizopus
14. Asexual Reproduction
Vegetative Propagation
Vegetative reproduction is any form of
asexual reproduction occurring in
plants in which a new plant grows from
a fragment or cutting of the parent
plant or specialized reproductive
structures, which are sometimes called
vegetative propagules
Ex. Food crops such as cassava, sweet
potato, sugarcane, pineapple, banana,
onion, etc
15. Activity No. 1
Venn Diagram of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Direction: Compare and contrast sexual from asexual reproduction using a Venn diagram. Choose your answer from the word
bank
WORD BANK
Two parents Produces offspring No formation of gametes
Genetic variation Lower organisms Increases population
Formation of gametes Genetically identical One parent
Minimum of two offspring Higher organisms Minimum of one offspring
16. Generalization
Organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually.
The main difference between sexual and asexual
reproduction is the number of parents involved.
Sexual Reproduction means combining genetic
material from two parents while a sexual
reproduction produces offspring genetically
identical to one parent only.