Which of the following best explains why species that reproduce sexually have an advantage in a rapidly changing environment as compared to species that reproduce asexually?

Answer 1

Organisms that reproduce asexually pass on a duplicate of their genetic material, and don't have to worry about the random outcome of allele frequencies from crossing over. Asexual reproduction occurs more quickly because the organism doesn't have to find a mate to reproduce. So asexual organisms don't have to worry about impressing anybody. All of these qualities that asexual reproducers possess are great if the environment they live in is unchanging. But what happens if the environment decides to change like it inevitably does. Well if the asexual reproducers aren't fit for the environment they die and so will the rest of their offspring because they inherited the exact same disabilities that the parent organism had.

If the parent of seven offspring dies because they was not adapt for the changes that occurred in the environment then the offspring still have a chance for survival if they inherited a trait from the other parent that would help them survive in the changing environment. Another reason why sexual reproduction is so beneficial is that it is better at combating disease.

Answer 2

Sexual reproduction allows for genetic variation through the shuffling of genes during meiosis and fertilization, increasing the likelihood of producing offspring with beneficial traits to survive in a changing environment. This genetic diversity provides a better chance for a sexually reproducing species to adapt to new environmental conditions compared to asexually reproducing species, which lack this genetic variation.

Answer 3

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