reproduction

Question 1

what are the advantages of asexual reproduction?

Answer 1

-useful when the environment is stable
-completed much faster
-enables an organism to quickly populate
-more time + energy efficient
-if it’s well adapted to its environment, successful characteristics are carried on

Question 2

what are the disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

Answer 2

-disease likely to affect the whole
-population as there is no genetic variation
-population is only suited to one habitat
-population is vulnerable to changes in conditions
-limited genetic variation in population

Question 3

what are the two types of cell division?

Answer 3

mitosis and meiosis

Question 4

what is the use of meiosis?

Answer 4

to produce gametes for sexual reproduction

Question 5

what is the use of mitosis?

Answer 5

growth and repair

Question 6

how many daughter cells are made in mitosis?

Answer 6

two genetically identical daughter cells