Advantages/Disadvantages of Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

• What should you be able to describe at the end of the video on sexual and asexual reproduction?


  The advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
• What types of organisms can reproduce by both sexual and asexual methods?


  Organisms that can reproduce depending on the circumstances
• Which organisms were mentioned as examples of sexual reproduction?


  Mammals and flowering plants
• Which organisms were mentioned as examples of asexual reproduction?


  Aphids and certain plants
• What are the advantages of sexual reproduction?


  • Produces variation in offspring
  • Increases survival advantage through natural selection
  • Greater chance of survival in challenging conditions
• What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction?


  • Requires two parents
  • More time and energy-consuming
  • Slower reproduction rate compared to asexual reproduction
• What are the advantages of asexual reproduction?


  • Only one parent needed
  • More efficient in time and energy
  • Faster reproduction rate
• What are the disadvantages of asexual reproduction?


  • Offspring are genetically identical
  • Risk of all offspring dying if conditions become unfavorable
• What is an example of an organism that reproduces asexually and sexually depending on the circumstances?

  The malaria parasite
• How does the malaria parasite reproduce in humans and mosquitoes?


  • Asexually in the human host
  • Sexually in the mosquito vector
• How do fungi reproduce?


  • Asexually by producing spores
  • Sexually to produce variation in offspring
• How do flowering plants reproduce?


  They can reproduce sexually by producing seeds
• How does a strawberry plant reproduce asexually?


  By sending out runners that develop into new plants
• How do daffodils reproduce asexually?


  By bulb division, producing buds that form new plants
• What resource can students use for more questions on sexual and asexual reproduction?


  Revision workbook available through a provided link