Question

State the advantages of sexual reproduction.

Answer 1

Sexual reproduction-

1. Sexual reproduction is the process of combining male and female gametes to create a new individual.

Advantages of Sexual Reproduction are as follows:

1. The species' chances of survival improve during times of abrupt environmental change.
2. New trait combinations are formed, which is a step toward evolution.
3. The resulting variations aid in the elimination of undesirable characteristics from the population.
4. The variations produced are also more viable.
5. Typically, higher levels of disease resistance is seen in offspring that are the results of sexual reproduction.