Question

What is reproduction? Name the different modes of reproduction.

Answer 1

Reproduction is the ability of living organisms to produce new individuals. Different modes of reproduction are:

(i) Asexual reproduction − It is a type of reproduction in which new individual is formed from single parent without the fertilization of gametes.

(ii) Sexual reproduction − It is a type of reproduction in which new individual is formed by the fusion of male and female gametes.