AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All living things reproduce asexually.
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The statement is false. Many organisms reproduce solely by asexual reproduction. Bacteria, archaea, fungi, certain plants, and certain animals all use asexual reproduction as a means of reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Not all living organisms reproduce sexually, there are some living organisms, which also reproduce asexually. Sexual reproduction takes place in humans, animals, insects, birds, higher plants, and reptiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The given statement is false. Asexual reproduction is seen in prokaryotes and some eukaryotes in the form of budding, binary fission, and so on. Asexual reproduction results in an exact copy of the parent organism, and the new cell is formed from a part or cleavage of the parent cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘It occurs by vegetative parts’

Detailed explanation-5: -Animals that reproduce asexually include planarians, many annelid worms including polychaetes and some oligochaetes, turbellarians and sea stars. Many fungi and plants reproduce asexually. Some plants have specialized structures for reproduction via fragmentation, such as gemmae in liverworts.

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