8-6 How do organisms make more of their own kind?
Aim: How do organisms make more of their own kind?
OBJECTIVE: Describe the two kinds of reproduction.
Key Terms
reproduction (ree-pruh-DUHK-shuhn): process by which living things produce new organisms like
themselves
offspring: new organism produced by a living thing
asexual (ay-SEHK-shoo-uhl) reproduction: reproduction needing only one parent
sexual (SEHK-shoo-uhl) reproduction: reproduction needing two parents
Lesson Summary
• Reproduction is the process by which living things produce new organisms like themselves.
• Reproduction that needs only one parent is called asexual reproduction.
• Two types of asexual reproduction are fission and budding.
• Sexual reproduction requires two parents.
OBJECTIVE: Describe the two kinds of reproduction.
Key Terms
reproduction (ree-pruh-DUHK-shuhn): process by which living things produce new organisms like
themselves
offspring: new organism produced by a living thing
asexual (ay-SEHK-shoo-uhl) reproduction: reproduction needing only one parent
sexual (SEHK-shoo-uhl) reproduction: reproduction needing two parents
Lesson Summary
• Reproduction is the process by which living things produce new organisms like themselves.
• Reproduction that needs only one parent is called asexual reproduction.
• Two types of asexual reproduction are fission and budding.
• Sexual reproduction requires two parents.