Question

Which kingdoms can reproduce asexually?

Answer 1

Asexual reproduction:

The reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes is known as Asexual reproduction.

Asexual reproduction in different kingdoms:

1. Monera reproduces primarily by asexual means. By binary fission or budding.
2. Protista reproduces asexually by cell fusion.
3. Mycota by spores called conidia or sporangiospores, or zoospores.
4. Plantae by vegetative propagules.
5. In Animalia, a few lower organisms follow it.

Binary Fission:

1. Type of asexual reproduction where two identical daughter cells are formed by one bacterial cell.
2. Two nucleoids are formed from a nucleoid.
3. Finally, two daughter cells are formed.

Budding:

1. In budding, the organism develops a bulge called a bud
2. This further develops into an adult organism and separates itself from the parent body to lead an independent life.
3. This type of reproduction is shown in hydra.

Vegetative propagation:

1. In plants, the vegetative parts of the body the plant are called vegetative propagules, which give rise to new offspring.
2. For example, potatoes eye, banana rhizomes, nodes in the ginger, present and adventitious buds notches present at the margin of leaves.
3. As the progenies arise from a single parent, the progenies do not show genetic variation and do not contribute to evolution.

Asexual reproduction is seen in protists, fungi, plants, and lower animals.