Question

Read the following statements about asexual reproduction and select the correct ones.

(i) It involves a single parent.
(ii) It is slower than sexual reproduction.
(iii) It produces progeny that are genetically identical with the parent but not with one another.
(iv) The progeny of asexual reproduction can be termed as clones.

• A. (i) and (ii)
• B. (ii) and (iii)
• C. (i) and (iv)
• D. (i), (iii) and (iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is C (i) and (iv)

Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a single parent to produce offspring.

It is faster than sexual reproduction because of its simplicity. Sexual reproduction is comparatively more complex.

The offspring produced are morphologically and genetically identical to one another and to their parents and are hence called clones.