Advantages and Disadvantages to reproduction

• Which organisms reproduce sexually?

  Mammals and flowering plants
• Which organisms reproduce asexually?

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

  • Produces variation in offspring
  • Increases survival chance through natural selection
  • Provides a survival advantage in changing environments
• What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

  • Requires two parents
  • Slower process than asexual reproduction
  • More energy and time-consuming
• 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 change
  • Less variation in offspring
• What are the key differences between sexual and asexual reproduction?

  Sexual Reproduction:

  • Involves two parents
  • Produces genetic variation
  • Slower and more energy-consuming

  
  

  Asexual Reproduction:

  • Involves one parent
  • Produces genetically identical offspring
  • Faster and more efficient