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Chapter 11, Problem 13RQ
What is a likely evolutionary advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
- Sexual reproduction involves fewer steps
- There is a lower chance of using up the
resources in a given environment - Sexual reproduction results in variation in the offspring
- Sexual reproduction is more cost-effective.
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Asexual reproduction has all of the following advantages over sexual reproduction EXCEPT
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No "cost of males"
Can found a new population from a single individual
There are no advantages to asexual reproduction
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In unchanging environments, offspring are exactly as adapted as their parents to their habitat
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Easy to find mate and reproduce.
Reproduction through sexual means is uncertain
There is a natural level of disease resistance throughout the species
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