reproduction

• Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of male and female gametes, a process known as fertilization, and results in offspring that are genetically different due to contributions from both parents.
• Asexual reproduction, on the other hand, takes place with only one parent and doesn't involve any gametes, meaning there's no mixing of genetic material and no genetic variation.
• prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria asexually reproduce by binary fission.
• sexual reproduction is the fusion of male and female gametes
• asexual reproduction is when one parent produces offspring genetically identical to them
• there are no gametes in asexual reproduction
• in sexual reproduction, offsping are genetically different from the parents
• eukaryotic cells reproduce asexually by mitosis and sexually by meiosis
• prokaryotic cells reproduce asexually by binary fission.
• one advantage of asexual reproduction is there is only one parent so process is very quick
• an advantage of asexual reproduction is is it allows a single organism to colonise an area quickly
• a disadvantage of asexual reproduction is there is no genetic variation meaning the whole population could be wiped out by disease
• a disadvantage of asexual reproduction is that there is less chance of adapting to new conditions
• an advantage of sexual reproduction is there is lots of genetic variation and therefore less chance of extinction by disease
• an advantage of sexual reproduction is the population can adapt to changing conditions
• a disadvantage of sexual reproduction is its time consuming and uses lots of energy