- asexual reproduction: having offspring without having union of sperm and egg in which the offspring are exact copies of the parent
- cell: the basic unit of structure and function in all living things
- clone: an offspring produced by asecual reproduction. EXACT copy of parent
- egg: the female sex cell
- fertilization: the union of sperm and egg
- mutation: a type of random change that can cause the offspring cell to have a deifferent trait from the parent cell
- nucleus: a cell structure that contains DNA which directs all the cell's activity
- sexual reproduction: having offspring that inherit traits from two parents. The union of sperm and egg cells. Shows genectic variation
- sperm: the male sex cell