BOTANY
PLANT REPRODUCTION
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plants can reproduce more quickly and take advantage of stable environmental conditions.
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plants can become more genetically diverse
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plants can better adapt to changes in the environment
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plants can produce hybrids that will have traits of both parents
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Asexual reproduction produces plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant because no mixing of male and female gametes takes place. Traditionally, these plants survive well under stable environmental conditions when compared with plants produced from sexual reproduction.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sexual reproduction usually requires two parents. The advantages are more variation and a greater dispersal distance, with little chance of competition with the parent plant. Asexual reproduction requires only one parent plant.