{"id":841,"date":"2020-10-08T16:07:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=841"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T15:26:44","slug":"living-things-reproduce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/living-things-reproduce\/","title":{"rendered":"Living things reproduce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"841\" class=\"elementor elementor-841\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-811bb2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"811bb2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ce4902b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Characteristics of living things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8229b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"f8229b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-characteristics-of-living-things-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-860 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/characteristics-of-living-things\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Characteristics of living things<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-859 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/made-up-of-cells\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Made up of cells<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-858 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/obtain-and-use-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Obtain and use energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-857 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/growth-and-development\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Growth and development<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-856 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/living-things-reproduce\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Living things reproduce<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-855 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/respond-to-their-environment\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Respond to their environment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2860d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b2860d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af6462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5af6462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins 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reproduce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc99479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc99479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reproduction is the process by which new organisms (offsprings) are generated. A living organism does not need reproduction to survive, but as a species, they need that for continuity and to ensure that they are not extinct.\u00a0<\/p><p>There are two main types of reproduction: these include Sexual Reproduction and Asexual Reproduction.<\/p><h3>Sexual Reproduction:<\/h3><p>It involves two individuals of the same species, usually a male and female. Here the male and female sex cells come together for fertilization to take place. After this, the newly fertilized cell goes on to become a new organism, the offspring. Note that not all sexual reproduction involves mating.\u00a0<\/p><h3>Asexual reproduction:<\/h3><p>This form of reproduction occurs without the involvement of another. Asexual reproduction is common in single-cell organisms and many plants. There are many forms of asexual reproduction. Mitosis, fission, budding, fragmentation, sporulation, and vegetative reproduction are all examples of asexual reproduction. In unicellular organisms, the parent cell divides to produce two daughter cells. The term for this kind of cell division is Mitosis<\/p><p>Below is an illustration of the process of Mitosis:<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-892\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-892\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/example-of-asexual-reproduction.jpg\" alt=\"The process of mitosis\" width=\"570\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/example-of-asexual-reproduction.jpg 570w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/example-of-asexual-reproduction-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The process of mitosis<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Living organisms do not live forever. Some live for many years, others live for a few years, and some live for a few days. The term for the length of time an organism lives is called their \u2018Lifespan\u2019. For instance, an adult mayfly lives for only one day, a mouse lives for 1-2 years, and a tortoise can live for about 152 years<\/p><p>But can you imagine what will happen to a species if it had no new ones (offspring) to replace them? They will be extinct. Therefore reproduction is essential for the survival of all species. 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energy Growth and development Living things reproduce Respond to their environment Living things reproduce Reproduction is the process by which new organisms (offsprings) are generated. 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