Organism needs time to reach adulthood and to reproduce.
Requires the contribution of two parents.
Asexual Reproduction:
Creates genetically identical offspring.
Organism doesn't have to waste energy to find a mate.
Requires the contribution of a single parent.
Explanation:
Sexual Reproduction:
Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of a male and female gamete. A gamete is a haploid cell that contains half of the chromosomes as in the parent cell. This process is called fertilization and it results in the formation of a zygote, a diploid cell that develops into an embryo and ultimately an individual.
Sexual reproduction involves two parents, each of which contributes one set of chromosomes (23) to the offspring.
Asexual Reproduction:
Asexual reproduction produces an exact copy of one single parent. Offspring produced through asexual reproduction do not possess genetic variation.
Asexual reproduction occurs through four processes:
