Question

Organisms that undergo asexual reproduction:

a) produce exact clones with no genetic differentiation.

b) all undergo mitosis to replicate genetic material.

c) may still exchange genetic material by other means.

d) are unable to reproduce sexually.

Answer 1

option a) Asexual reproduction yields genetically- identical organisms because an individual reproduces without another.Organism that reproduce through asexual reproduction tend to grow exponentially and rely on mutations for DNA variation with smaller number.So asexual reproduction prodce exact clones with no genetic differentiation.

option b) like prokaryotic , single celled eukaryotic, such as amoeba and yeast,also use cell division as a method of asexual reproduction.all undergo mitosis to replicate genetic material.

option c) Prokaryotes reproduce asexually by binary fission; they can also exchange gentic material by transformation, transduction and conjugation.

option d) no, many organisms can reproduce sexually as well as asexually. Aphids,slims molds,sea anemones, and some species of starfish are example of animal species with this ability.Hydra and yeast also hold this ability.