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Sexual Reproduction Advantages

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Advantages of Sexual Reproduction

Some organisms can reproduce sexually or asexually. Fungi, malaria parasites and strawberry plants can all do this.

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Variation in offspring

  • Variation in the offspring increases the chances of a population being able to survive environmental change by natural selection.
  • This is because some individuals are likely to be adapted to the new conditions.
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Artificial selection

  • Humans can speed up artificial selection through selective breeding of plants and animals.
  • This depends on genetic variation.
  • This process has many benefits, including boosting food production and breeding fast horses.

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1Cell Biology

1.1What's in Cells?

1.2Cell Division

1.3Transport in Cells

2Organisation

2.1Principles of Organisation

2.2Enzymes

2.3Circulatory System

2.4Non-Communicable Diseases

2.5Plant Tissues, Organs & Systems

3Infection & Response

4Bioenergetics

5Homeostasis & Response

5.1Homeostasis

5.2The Human Nervous System

5.3Hormonal Coordination in Humans

5.4Plant Hormones

6Inheritance, Variation & Evolution

6.1Reproduction

6.2Variation & Evolution

6.3Genetics & Evolution

6.4Classification

7Ecology

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