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Asexual reproduction- organism divides to make 2 copies of the parent, without gametes uniting. Single cell organisms (bacteria, algae & amoeba) split into clones; multi-cellular organisms such as Hydra can bud; strawberry plants use runners.

cell - smallest unit of structure & function of all organisms; cells are enclosed by a membrane.

cell division -cell splits from 1 to make 2, then 4, and so on, to make many.

clone - offspring produced by asexual reproduction (natural or artificial); new cell inherits all of its traits from a single parent.

DNA- molecule 'string' of genetic material that codes for organism traits.

Fertilization - union of a sperm cell and an egg cell to form a zygote.

Gametes - sex cells. Sperm is a male sex cell; an Egg is a female sex cell.

mutation - random copying error in DNA. Offspring gets a different trait than parent(s) cells.

offspring - new organism produced by a living thing.

sexual reproduction - When a sperm cell unites with an egg cell to produce offspring that inherit traits from both parents.