Basics of Asexual Reproduction
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.1.1
Basics of Asexual Reproduction
The basics
- Asexual reproduction involves only one parent.
- The children (offspring) have the same genetic information as the parent.
Organisms
- Many plants, fungi and bacteria can reproduce asexually.
- Very few animals can reproduce asexually.
- Examples: starfish, flatworm, sponges, corals.
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