REPRODUCTION Flashcards
1
Q
What is reproduction ?
A
It is a biological process of self-perpetuation or self-multiplication.
It is not the defining feature of the life .
2
Q
What are the modes of the reproduction ?
A
- Asexual reproduction
2. Sexual reproduction
3
Q
What is asexual reproduction ?
A
- Simple , quick and rapid mode
- May or may not involve the gamete formation
- Gamete fusion is absent
- Variation is absent
- Mitosis
- Progeny are identical - CLONE
4
Q
What is sexual reproduction ?
A
- Slow , complex and elaborate
- Gamete formation is present
- Gamete fusion is present
- Variations are present
- Meiosis
- Clones are absent
5
Q
What are clones ?
A
Morphologically as well as genetically identical individual.
6
Q
Why reproduction is not the defining feature of the life ?
A
Reproduction is not the defining feature because their are certain living organism who do reproduce for eg.- mule , worker bee and infertile humans.
