HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE? in 60 Minutes | Science Chapter 8 | Class 10th CBSE Board

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Reproduction involves a variety of processes, including asexual and sexual reproduction, essential for maintaining species populations and promoting genetic diversity. The process entails the fusion of male and female gametes, leading to the development of embryos that grow into new organisms through cell division and tissue formation.

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Asexual reproduction involves one parent and leads to genetically similar offspring, while sexual reproduction involves two parents and results in genetically diverse offspring due to DNA variations.
Reproduction is essential for maintaining species populations and enabling adaptation to changing environments through DNA changes, emphasizing the importance of understanding the process for survival and evolution.

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What are the two types of reproduction?
Sexual and asexual reproduction are the two types.

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"Understanding Reproduction: Asexual and Sexual Methods"

Reproduction is a process involving any living organism, from single-celled amoebas to multicellular organisms like humans and plants.
Asexual reproduction involves different types such as fission, where a parent cell divides into two or more cells through binary, irregular, longitude, transverse, or multiple fission.
Sexual reproduction involves two parents, a male and a female, with specialized germ cells called gametes that undergo fertilization.
Offsprings in asexual reproduction are genetically similar, while in sexual reproduction, they are not identical due to variations in DNA.
Reproduction is crucial for maintaining the population of different species and helps organisms adapt to changing environments through DNA changes.
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Asexual reproduction is observed in lower organisms like single-celled organisms and complex multicellular organisms.
Different types of asexual reproduction include fission, with variations like binary, irregular, longitude, transverse, and multiple fission.
Examples of asexual reproduction methods include amoebas, Lisam Niya, Paramecium, Plasmodium causing malaria, and Hydra.
Asexual reproduction methods like fission and budding are essential for the survival and multiplication of various organisms, showcasing different mechanisms of cell division and growth.

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Cell Division and Regeneration in Organisms

Binary fusion involves a parent cell gradually dividing into two daughter cells.
Multiple fusions result in daughter cells becoming budding cells.
Spore formation occurs within fungi like Rhizopus, known as bread mold.
Spores are specialized cells formed inside the organist mass of Rhizopus.
Spores germinate under favorable conditions to create new organisms.
Fragmentation, observed in Spirogyra, involves breaking into pieces that mature into new individuals.
Regeneration in organisms like lizards and starfish allows for the regrowth of lost body parts.
Planaria showcases regeneration through the ability to regrow lost body parts.
Animals like Planaria exhibit regeneration through asexual reproduction when cut into pieces.
Vegetative propagation in plants involves the use of vegetative parts like stems, roots, and leaves to grow new plants through methods like cutting, layering, and grafting.

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Fertilization to Birth: Reproduction in Brief

Fertilization is the fusion of male and female gametes.
After fertilization, a single cell called a zygote is formed.
The zygote gradually develops into an embryo.
The embryo undergoes cell division, resulting in the formation of tissues and organs.
The process of sexual reproduction involves the formation of millions of cells and the development of complete organisms.
In human reproduction, the embryo eventually grows into a recognizable fetus.
The fetus continues to develop over approximately nine months until birth.
In plant sexual reproduction, pollination occurs when pollen grains reach the stigma.
Pollination can be self-pollination within the same flower or cross-pollination between different flowers.
Flowers can be bisexual, containing both stamen and pistil, or unisexual, with only one of the sex organs present.

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Plant Reproduction and Seed Development Process

After pollination, the pollen grain germinates and forms a tube called the pollen tube.
The pollen tube grows towards the ovule where the female gamete is located due to chemical signals, showcasing chemotropism.
The pollen tube enters the ovule, where fertilization occurs between the male and female gametes.
Fertilization takes place inside the ovum, leading to the formation of a zygote.
The zygote divides and develops into an embryo, which further grows into a new plant.
The seed coat thickens, and the ovule transforms into a fruit as part of the plant's reproductive process.
Inside the seed, there are two main parts of the embryo: the plumule and the radicle.
The embryo divides its cells to form the shoot system and root system of the new plant.
Monocot seeds have one cotyledon, while dicot seeds have two cotyledons, with examples like wheat, rice, and beans.
In the human reproductive system, sperm cells are produced in the testes and released through the vas deferens during ejaculation.

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"Female Reproductive System: Essential Functions and Education"

Vagina, also known as vulva, serves as the birth canal through which babies are delivered.
The placenta, a specialized organ, provides essential nutrients like glucose and oxygen to the fetus during pregnancy.
Menstruation occurs in females due to the shedding of the endometrium lining of the uterus if fertilization does not happen.
Reproductive health education is crucial to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) through methods like condoms, surgical procedures like vasectomy and tubectomy, hormonal pills, and intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD).

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