Unit 5, Chapter 2, Lesson 1 - Cell Division: Fission
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colony
a group of organisms attached to one another after undergoing asexual reproduction from a common parent
fragmentation
a phenomenon in which organisms break into two or more parts and then each part grows into a new individual
binary fission
asexual reproduction in which a single cell divides into two with no exchange of genetic material; reproduction method of bacteria
multiple fission
asexual reproduction in which a single cell undergoes many mitotic divisions in the nucleus and a number of daughter cells are produced all at once
budding
asexual reproduction involving the growth of a new individual from part of an older organism; uneven distribution of cytoplasm that results in one cell receiving most of the cell contents
