Asexual And Sexual Reproduction

Question 1

Name 5 differences between ASEXUAL and SEXUAL reproduction.

Answer 1

Asexual: 1 Parent, quick, offspring genetically identical, unable to adapt and can die out if conditions change
Sexual: 2 parents, involves fertilisation, requires sex cells(haploid), species more likely to survive changing environmental conditions

Question 2

Define asexual reproduction

Answer 2

The formation of new individuals, involving 1 parent, where no gametes are involved and there is no fertilisation

Question 3

Define sexual reproduction

Answer 3

Process involving the fusion of haploid nuclei to form a diploid zygote and the production of genetically dissimilar offspring