Reproduction
Reproduction is very important process for all organisms. This is because the survival of a species depends on it's reproductive success. A species is a groups of the same organisms. They can look similar but are different species, they can interbreed, and offspring are fertile.
Types of Reproduction
There are two ways of reproduction, asexual and sexual. Sexual reproduction is when half of the chromosomes from each parent are given to the daughter cells. This happens in animals and plants and involves meiosis. Meiosis is the cell division that results with four haploid cells (gametes which are sperm and egg). Asexual reproduction is when the chromosomes are the same. This process involves mitosis which creates clones.
Types of Asexual Reproduction
There are four types of asexual reproduction. The first is binary fission and that is cell division in prokaryotes (bacteria) where the DNA doubles and cells divide.
Next is budding and this is when offspring branches off and growns from the parent. Budding can take place in hydra for instance. Also, there is fragmentation (regeneration) which is the process of a piece of an organisms forming a new organism and can take place in sponges and sea stars. Lastly, there is vegetative propagation and that is when an organism forms clones, similar to what strawberries can do.
Next is budding and this is when offspring branches off and growns from the parent. Budding can take place in hydra for instance. Also, there is fragmentation (regeneration) which is the process of a piece of an organisms forming a new organism and can take place in sponges and sea stars. Lastly, there is vegetative propagation and that is when an organism forms clones, similar to what strawberries can do.
Reproduction in Scorpions
The process of reproduction in scorpions is very similar to humans. They have openings on openings on their body where sex organs are located. The male scorpion has a sex organ that releases spermtophores (packets of sperm) into the female when mating. The offspring is the produced internally which means that the egg is kept with the female until hatched.