Asexual Reproduction
It only takes one

Binary Fission (mitosis)
One parent makes one
daughter cell
Used by one-celled
organisms, like bacteria)

Budding
The offspring just pops out of the parent
Examples: hydra and yeast

Spores
Spores are
formed and
dispersed by
some plants,
algae, and
fungi.

Vegetative Reproduction
New individuals are made without seeds
or spores

Types of Vegetative
Reproduction
Runners
Rhizomes
Tubers
Bulbs
Grafting

Runners
Plant stems send out “extensions” above
ground. These extensions give rise to new
plants.

Rhizomes
Like runners, but underground. The
runners are called stolons and they come
from the roots.

Tubers
An underground, modified stem which
can form buds which make new plants.

Bulbs
Underground shoot with modified leaves
which are used as food for dormant plant.

Grafting
Part of one
plant fuses
with another
plant.