Reproduction is not essential for an individual but to maintain the species.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Reproduction:
Reproduction is a biological process through which living organisms produce offspring similar to them.
Reproduction is not necessary to maintain the of the individual organisms, unlike the essential life of individual respiration, or excretion.
It is a vital process to ensure that species continue to exist on earth.
In the absence of reproduction, the species will not be able to exist for a long time and may soon get extinct.
Final answer: The given statement is true.

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(d) continue the species for ever

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