In sexual reproduction, offspring formed are not identical to the parents.

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Sexual reproduction involves two parents, thus it requires both male and female gametes, i.e. sperm and egg respectively.

The sperm and egg come together and fuse to form a single celled zygote and this process is called fertilisation. Zygote develops and forms the offspring.

The offspring have certain similarities with the father and certain similarities with the mother. But the offspring formed are not identical to the parents.

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In asexual reproduction, the offsprings are not completely identical to the parent.

Identify the incorrect statement.
(a) In asexual reproduction, the offspring produced are morphologically and genetically identical to the parent.
(b) Zoospores are sexual reproductive structures.
(c) In asexual reproduction, a single parent prodices offspring with or without the formation of gametes.
(d) Conidica are asexual structure in Penicillium.

The offsprings formed by asexual reproduction method have greater similarity among themselves because:
(i) asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) asexual reproduction involves two parents
(iii) asexual reproduction involves gametes
(iv) asexual reproduction does not involve gametes
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)

Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because
(a) Sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
(b) Gametes of parents have qualitatively different genetic composition
(c) The genetic material comes from parents of two different species
(d) Greater amounts of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction

Sexual mode of reproduction results in the offspring identical to the parents.

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