How does fragmentation reproduction work

Fisheries workers have been known to try to kill the sea stars eating their clam or oyster beds by cutting them in half and throwing them back into the ocean. Unfortunately for the workers, the two parts can each regenerate a new half, resulting in twice as many sea stars to prey upon the oysters and clams.

Fragmentation also occurs in annelid worms, turbellarians, and poriferans. Note that in fragmentation, there is generally a noticeable difference in the size of the individuals, whereas in fission, two individuals of approximate size are formed.

Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into a complete individual without being fertilized. The resulting offspring can be either haploid or diploid, depending on the process and the species.

Parthenogenesis occurs in invertebrates such as water flees, rotifers, aphids, stick insects, some ants, wasps, and bees. Bees use parthenogenesis to produce haploid males drones and diploid females workers.

If an egg is fertilized, a queen is produced. The queen bee controls the reproduction of the hive bees to regulate the type of bee produced. Some vertebrate animals—such as certain reptiles, amphibians, and fish—also reproduce through parthenogenesis. Although more common in plants, parthenogenesis has been observed in animal species that were segregated by sex in terrestrial or marine zoos. Two female Komodo dragons, a hammerhead shark, and a blacktop shark have produced parthenogenic young when the females have been isolated from males.

Sexual reproduction is the combination of usually haploid reproductive cells from two individuals to form a third usually diploid unique offspring.

Sexual reproduction produces offspring with novel combinations of genes. This can be an adaptive advantage in unstable or unpredictable environments. As humans, we are used to thinking of animals as having two separate sexes—male and female—determined at conception. However, in the animal kingdom, there are many variations on this theme. Hermaphroditism occurs in animals where one individual has both male and female reproductive parts.

Invertebrates such as earthworms, slugs, tapeworms and snails, shown in Figure Hermaphrodites may self-fertilize or may mate with another of their species, fertilizing each other and both producing offspring. Self fertilization is common in animals that have limited mobility or are not motile, such as barnacles and clams.

Mammalian sex determination is determined genetically by the presence of X and Y chromosomes. The presence of a Y chromosome causes the development of male characteristics and its absence results in female characteristics.

The XY system is also found in some insects and plants. Avian sex determination is dependent on the presence of Z and W chromosomes. Harrod RJ Halpern CB Effects of experimental burning on individual performance and population structure of two rare plants of northcentral Washington.

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Fragmentation : Sea stars can reproduce through fragmentation. The large arm, a fragment from another sea star, is developing into a new individual. Note that in fragmentation, there is generally a noticeable difference in the size of the individuals, whereas in fission, two individuals of approximately the same size are formed. Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into a complete individual without being fertilized.

The resulting offspring can be either haploid or diploid, depending on the process and the species. Parthenogenesis occurs in invertebrates such as water fleas, rotifers, aphids, stick insects, some ants, wasps, and bees. Bees use parthenogenesis to produce haploid males drones and diploid females workers. If an egg is fertilized, a queen is produced.

The queen bee controls the reproduction of the hive bees to regulate the type of bee produced. Some vertebrate animals, such as certain reptiles, amphibians, and fish, also reproduce through parthenogenesis. Although more common in plants, parthenogenesis has been observed in animal species that were segregated by sex in terrestrial or marine zoos. Two Komodo dragons, a bonnethead shark, and a blacktip shark have produced parthenogenic young when the females have been isolated from males.

Sexual reproduction is the combination of usually haploid, or having a single set of unpaired chromosomes reproductive cells from two individuals to form a third usually diploid, or having a pair of each type of chromosome unique offspring. Sexual reproduction produces offspring with novel combinations of genes.

This can be an adaptive advantage in unstable or unpredictable environments. As humans, we are used to thinking of animals as having two separate sexes, male and female, determined at conception. However, in the animal kingdom, there are many variations on this theme. Hermaphroditism occurs in animals where one individual has both male and female reproductive parts. Invertebrates, such as earthworms, slugs, tapeworms and snails, are often hermaphroditic. Hermaphrodites may self-fertilize or may mate with another of their species, fertilizing each other and both producing offspring.

Self fertilization is common in animals that have limited mobility or are not motile, such as barnacles and clams. Sex determination in animals may be regulated by the presence of chromosomes or through the impact of an environmental factor. Mammalian sex is determined genetically by the presence of X and Y chromosomes. The presence of a Y chromosome causes the development of male characteristics, while its absence results in female characteristics. The XY system is also found in some insects and plants.

Sex determination : The presence of X and Y chromosomes are one of the factors responsible for sex determination in mammals, with males being the heterozygous sex. In birds, Z and W chromosomes determine sex, with females being the heterozygous sex. Avian sex determination is dependent on the presence of Z and W chromosomes.

The W appears to be essential in determining the sex of the individual, similar to the Y chromosome in mammals. Some fish, crustaceans, insects such as butterflies and moths , and reptiles use this system. The sex of some species is not determined by genetics, but by some aspect of the environment.

Sex determination in some crocodiles and turtles, for example, is often dependent on the temperature during critical periods of egg development. This is referred to as environmental sex determination or, more specifically, as temperature-dependent sex determination.

In many turtles, cooler temperatures during egg incubation produce males, while warm temperatures produce females. In some crocodiles, moderate temperatures produce males, while both warm and cool temperatures produce females.