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level: Comparing Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

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level questions: Comparing Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

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What is Asexual Reproduction? How does it Happen?-This is another way of making Offspring, and it only requires one Parent -This happens through Mitosis, so an Ordinary Cell splits into 2, which has the Same Genetic Information as the Parent, making it a Clone
Who can do Asexual Reproduction?-Bacteria -Some Plants -Some Animals
What are the Advantages of Asexual Reproduction?-Its a very Quick method of creating Offspring, Bacteria split every Half an Hour -Only one Parent is needed, which means Organisms can just Reproduce when they feel like it, without waiting
What are the Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction?-No Genetic Variation in the Offspring, which means if the Environment change for the Worst, the Whole Species can be under Threat because they all have the Same Genetic Information [So same Weaknesses]
What are the Advantages of Sexual Reproduction?-Genetic Variation is Present in the Population, so if the Environment Changes, some will be Better Adapted to it already due to it having Characteristics letting them Live -This is the Basis of Evolution, being Better Adapted to the Environment means you can Dominate it
What are the Disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction?-Sexual takes more Time and Energy compared to Asexual due to finding Mates and Attracting them, so that means Fewer Offspring's will be Made -2 Parents is needed, which means being Isolated from the Opposite Parent can threaten to Extinct the Species