AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Asexual reproduction requires more energy. Incorrect. False.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asexual reproduction requires more energy. D. Sexual reproduction produces individuals with new combinations of recombined chromosomes increasing diversity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asexual reproduction is completed in a very short period of time. Sexual reproduction can take several months to complete.

Detailed explanation-4: -A disadvantage is that sexual reproduction takes longer than asexual reproduction. A mate must be found, the egg must be fertilised by sperm, and then the offspring develop. The benefit of introducing genetic variation into the species, however, outweighs this disadvantage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sexual reproduction can only take place when appropriate male and female mates meet and the process of fertilization occurs. However, asexual reproduction requires less energy investment as only one parent organism is required to form a new daughter organism.