Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction – 10016

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1. Sexual Reproduction
   Advantages:

   Creates genetic variation in the species.

   Some individuals may survive better under selection pressure (e.g. disease, climate change).

   Allows evolution to happen over time through natural selection.

   Disadvantages:

   Needs two parents, so a mate must be found, which takes time and energy.

   Takes longer due to fertilisation or pollination.

   Offspring may inherit less useful traits than their parents.

   Asexual Reproduction
   Advantages:

   No need to find a mate, so reproduction is quicker and easier.

   Very fast reproductive cycle.

   Produces offspring with exact same beneficial traits as the parent.

   Disadvantages:

   No genetic variation – all offspring are clones.

   If the environment changes or there is a disease, all individuals can be affected because they are genetically the same.

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