LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus the similarities between parents & offspring’s are due to heredity and the dissimilarities are due to variation. Continuity of life is maintained through heredity and evolution. Heredity explains that the organisms resemble each other because they arise from common ancestor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because the offspring are all clones of the original parent. A single individual can produce offspring asexually and large numbers of offspring can be produced quickly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent, whereas sexual reproduction produces a similar, but genetically unique offspring.