Answer:
spinach plants will be more genetically diverse than tomato plants because sexual reproduction generates more genetic diversity than asexual reproduction
Explanation:
In nature, there are two basic mechanisms of reproduction: sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. Genetic variation can be generated by the following mechanisms: mutations, random fertilization, recombination (i.e., crossing over), and the independent assortment of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. Sexual reproduction involves two parents, thereby new genetic variation can be generated in the offspring through all these mechanisms: new mutations, genetic recombination (which generates new alleles within an organism's offspring), random fertilization, and the random (independent) assortment of homologous chromosomes during meiosis (these last two mechanisms can potentially generate new genetic combinations in the offspring). Moreover, asexual reproduction involves a single parent, and thereby in this case genetic variation can be only generated by mutations that are passed on to offspring.
Explanation:
Bases on the structure of their mouth and the type of the skeleton, scientists have divided the fish into 3 main categories:
- Jawless Fish
- Cartilaginous Fish
- Bony Fish
<u>Lampreys:</u>
- Lampreys belong to the first category i.e. Jawless Fish.
- Lampryes are mostly parasites and feed on other fish by sucking their blood and tissues using their suction like mouth structures.
- Their body is not covered with scales and they do not have a pair of fins.
<u>Skates:</u>
- Skates belongs to the second category i.e. Cartilaginous Fishes.
- They have jaws and pair of fine unlike Lampreys (Jawless Fish)
- Their bodies are covered with scales.
- These are carnivores.
