Question

What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

• A. Variation in gene pool leading to generation of new species
• B. Exponential growth
• C. Selective adaptation
• D. Both A and C

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both A and C

• In asexual reproduction, the offsprings are identical to their parents because they have the same genes as their parents while in sexual reproduction, the offsprings receive some genes from the mother and some from the father and so there is mixing of genes and all offsprings have genetic variations.
• In this way, sexual reproduction leads to a greater variety in the population, this means that a species can adapt more quickly to changes in its surroundings thereby having selective adaptation.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.