Why do organisms reproduce, even though reproduction is not as vital as respiration, excretion, etc. at the expense of energy?

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To ensure continuity of their species.

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To improve efficiency of other life processes.

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To make organisms more vulnerable to natural changes.

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Solution

The correct option is B
To ensure continuity of their species.

Reproduction, compared to other life processes such as respiration, digestion, circulation, etc. is not that vital and essential to maintain life of an organism. Morover, the process of reproduction takes more energy in comparision. Despite that, It is still a crucial process as it ensures continuity of their species in the biosphere.

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Why do organisms reproduce at the expense of energy even though reproduction is not as vital as respiration, excretion etc.?

Why do organisms reproduce?

After all, reproduction is not necessary to maintain the of the individual organisms, unlike the essential life of an individual respiration, or excretion.on the other hand, if individual organism is going to create more individuals ,a lot of its energy will be spent in the process.

So why should an individual organism waste energy on a process it does not need to stay alive?

Q. Assertion :Reproduction cannot be considered as defining property of living organisms. Reason: There are many living organisms which do not reproduce, e.g., mules, worker bees, infertile human couples, etc.

Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: Reproduction cannot be considered as a defining property of living organisms.
Statement 2: There are many living organisms which do not reproduce, e.g., mules, worker bees, etc.

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