Question
State the main difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.
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Answer
| Asexual reproduction | Sexual reproduction |
| It requires only one parent | It requires two parents |
| In asexual reproduction, newly developed plants are identical to the parent and to each other. | In sexual reproduction, newly developed plants are not identical to parents |
| Special reproductive parts are not required for asexual reproduction. | Flower is the reproductive part of a plant which contains the sexual organs of a plant. These are important for sexual reproduction. |
| Examples are yeast, rose, jasmine, potato, etc. | Examples are flowering plants, such as Hibiscus, corn, papaya, etc. |
| Occur in Unisexual plants | Occurs in bisexual plants |
| Reproductive organ are not presents | Fully developed reproductive parts are present |
| In most of the methods the orginal parent disappears | Original parents remain alive after process of reproduction. |
| Process like gamete formation or fertilization is not seen | Fertilization of gametes given rises to zygote |
| Characteristics of only one parent is inherited | Characteristics of both parents are inherited |
| No need of seeds | Seeds are used to get new plants from flower. |
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