AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -No fertilization or gamete formation takes place. This process of reproduction occurs in a very short time. The organisms multiply and grow rapidly. The offspring is genetically similar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Along with not requiring any gametes to fuse, asexual reproduction does not require fertilization or the mixing of genetic material, and meiosis isn’t necessary, which seems to indicate that asexual reproduction saves time and energy!

Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. Parthenogenesis is a form of reproduction in which an egg can develop into an embryo without being fertilized by a sperm. Parthenogenesis is derived from the Greek words for “virgin birth, ” and several insect species including aphids, bees, and ants are known to reproduce by parthenogenesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction in animals occurs through fission, budding, fragmentation, and parthenogenesis. Sexual reproduction may involve fertilization inside the body or in the external environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fertilization is not necessary in asexual reproduction because it does not involve fusion of gamates.