Overview:
Sexual Reproduction
the creation of an offspring by fusion of a male gamete (sperm) and female gamete (egg) to form a zygote
Asexual reproduction is creation of offspring without the fusion of egg and sperm
Asexual Reproduction
Fission
Separation of a parent into two or more individuals of about the same size
Budding
new individuals arise from outgrowths of existing ones
Parthenogenesis
development of a new individual from an unfertilized egg
Ovulation
the release of mature eggs at the midpoint of a female cycle
Hermaphtoditism
each individual has male and female reproductive systems