Basics

Question 1

What is reproduction?

Answer 1

• the ability of organisms to produce a new generation of themselves

Question 2

Why is reproduction important for the survival and evolution of a species?

Answer 2

• because through reproduction, an individual passes on its genes to the next generation

Question 3

What are the two natural types of reproduction?

Answer 3

• asexual reproduction
• sexual reproduction

Question 4

What is asexual reproduction?

Answer 4

• production of a new generation of the same species by one parent

Question 5

What is sexual reproduction?

Answer 5

• the production of a new generation of the same species by bringing together the genetic material of two parents

Question 6

What are the similarities between asexual and sexual reproduction?

Answer 6

• produce the same kind of organisms in order to prevent their species from dying out and becoming extinct
• result in food being produced, which is vital to feed the world’s growing population