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Advantages of Asexual Reproduction

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Pros and Cons of Asexual Reproduction

The Pros and Cons of asexual reproduction to populations of species in the wild and during the production of crops are:

Asexual reproduction has both advantages and disadvantages for crop production and wild species. Here are the pros and cons:

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Pro - quicker

  • Asexual reproduction is quicker than sexual reproduction.
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Pro - no mate required

  • Asexual reproduction saves time and energy because no mate is needed.
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Pro - lots of identical offspring

  • This is great for crop production. If a plant has good traits, these can be copied to all offspring.
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Con - can't cope with environmental change

  • There is no variation in the population. This means any change in the environment affects all individuals.

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1Biology

1.1Cells, Tissues & Organs

1.2Reproduction & Variation

1.3Ecological Relationships & Classification

1.4Digestion & Nutrition

1.5Plants & Photosynthesis

1.6Biological Systems & Processes

2Chemistry

2.1Particles

2.2Chemical Reactions

2.3Atoms, Elements, Compounds

2.4The Periodic Table

2.5Materials & the Earth

2.6Reactivity

2.7Energetics

2.8Properties of Materials

3Physics

3.1Energy

3.2Forces & Motion

3.3Waves

3.4Electricity & Magnetism

3.5Matter

3.6Space Physics

4Disciplinary Knowledge

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