The ability to reproduce is a key aspect of life. Things which cannot reproduce themselves are not considered to be alive in the full sense (but see [[virus]]).
Owing to the huge gaps in the [[Theory of Evolution]], atheistic Biologists usually do not care to consider how it is that the first living creatures came into being and acquired the ability to produce offspring. Scientists working from a [[creation science|creationary]] perspective accept the word of [[God]] as written in [[Genesis]] as the explanation for the creation of the first living creatures.
'''Asexual reproduction''' is reproduction by a single [[organism]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>