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Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
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What are the offspring advantages of Sexual reproduction ?
1 - It produces
variation
in offspring , 2 - which means that if the
environment
changes , some offspring can
survive
What are the food advantages of sexual reproduction?
Humans can
selectively
breed
plants
and
animals
, so can
increase
food production
What are the time advantages of asexual reproduction?
Only one
parent
is needed, so time is not
wasted
finding a mate. Asexual reproduction is
faster
than sexual reproduction
What are the offspring advantages of Asexual reproduction?
When conditions are
favourable
, many genetically
identical
offspring can be produced
How can certain plants reproduce sexually and asexually?
Some plants produce
seeds
by sexual reproduction and can reproduce asexually with
bulbs
and/or
runners
How can certain fungi reproduce sexually and asexually?
Many fungi can make
spores
by sexual or asexual reproduction
How can malaria parasites reproduce sexually and asexually?
They reproduce sexually in the
mosquito
and asexually in
humans