reproduction and growth & development

• Organisms need to reproduce so that they can sustain life, avoid extinction, and ensure survival of species.
• Reproduction contributes to gene pool.
• Reproduction involves transmission of genetic material.
• DNA is the blueprint of reproduction.
• Asexual reproduction has less variation and prone to being selected out.
• Sexual reproduction involves the exchange and fusion of genetic material that enhances variation.
• Growth is irreversible and innate.
• Growth refers to the increase in cell number, size, volume, and mass.
• Development is the attainment of maturation and functional/physiological or behavioral development.
• Development is the progressive change during the life of an organisms dictated by genotype that will be translated into phenotype.