AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the key advantages of asexual reproduction is
A
offspring compete for food and space.
B
large number of offspring reproduce quickly.
C
extreme temperatures and wipe out entire colonies.
D
offspring are genetic clones.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The advantages of asexual reproduction include: the population can increase rapidly when the conditions are favourable. only one parent is needed. it is more time and energy efficient as you don’t need a mate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Features of Asexual Reproduction Only one parent is involved. The process occurs in very less time. The offsprings produced are exact copies of the parent, there is no variation. The growth of the offspring is rapid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asexually reproducing organisms spend fewer resources for the same reproductive output, meaning their populations grow and expand faster than sexually reproducing ones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction is especially suitable to plants as they are non-motile. There are several advantages of asexual reproduction including the maintenance of genetic continuity, decreased energy requirements, numerous offspring produced quickly, and that fact that it does not require finding a mate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Asexual reproduction occurs when gametes do not fuse or the number of chromosomes does not change. Asexually reproduced children from unicellular and multicellular organisms receive their single parent’s entire gene set.

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