Only a single parent is involved in asexual reproduction.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Asexual reproduction is the most primitive method in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent.
It does not involve the fusion of gametes.
Types of asexual reproduction include budding, binary fission, multiple fission, fragmentation, and spore formation.
Final answer: The given statement is true.

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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)

Assertion : In asexual reproduction, only one parent is required to produce a new organism.
Reason : Regeneration is a type of asexual reproduction.

Question 4
Offsprings which are formed by the asexual reproduction methods have greater similarity among themselves because

(i) Asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) Asexual reproduction does not involve two gametes
(iii) Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction
(iv) Asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

Q. Asexual reproduction involves only a single parent.

The method of reproduction that involves only one parent is called asexual reproduction.

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