What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

Answer 1

The disadvantages are that it is hard for a species to vary and/or evolve with asexual reproduction because the offspring really only have one parent. another disadvantage is that most species that asexually reproduce are small organisms (single celled bacteria or protists), although there are some plants that are known to asexually reproduce. some advantages include that you do not need another gender partner to reproduce, as long as you have an energy source, you can reproduce all you want

Some advantages of asexual reproduction are

- Large numbers of offspring are reproduced very quickly from only one

parent when conditions are favourable.

- Large colonies can form that can out - complete other organisms for nutrients and water.

- Large numbers of organisms mean that species may survive when conditions or the number of predators change.

- Energy is not required to find a mate.

Some disadvantages of asexual reproduction are

- Offspring are genetic clones. A negative mutation can make a sexually produced organisms susceptible to disease and can destroy large numbers of offspring.

- Some methods of asexual reproduction produce offspring that are close together and compete for food and space.

- Unfavourable conditions such as extreme temperatures can wipe out entire colonies.
The advantages are that if the plant is good at producing ripe fruit or vegetable quickly or is quick at photosynthesis, you take a cutting from the plant and replant it and when it grows it identical to the original. Or it might be a that it is immune to some types of pesticides and other chemicals.

The disadvantages are that if the plants are all the same species there is no differentiating and therefore they can be wiped out by a disease or a change in the climate.