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Reproduction is the biological process by which new organisms are produced from old ones. Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. The known methods of reproduction are broadly grouped into two main types: sexual and asexual.

Growth is the irreversible increase in mass that results from cell division (number) andcell expansion (size). Growth involves both cell division and cell expansion.

Development refers to the process by which internal structures originate and mature as an organism grows, such as specialized tissues, organs, or organ systems. Generally this process refer to any given stages between the seed phase (for plants), and the fetal phase (for animals), to a sexually mature plant or animal.

The key difference between these last two (which are often lumped together) is that growth can continue after the organism is sexually mature. Generally speaking, a developing organism is also growing, but a growing organism is not necessarily developing. The difference between reproduction and growth, and reproduction and development, is more obvious; growth and development take place within a single, distinct organism and doesn't involve the creation of a new, separate organism.

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