Binary fission, budding, plantlets are example of mitotic division
used to make less evolved organisms. Humans use mitosis only to
grow and repair cells.
Only organisms bacteria or protozoans
using binary fission or plants using
plantlets will create identical
organisms. Organisms using meiosis
to make gametes will look different
from the parent.
Parthenogenesis does not require a female to use energy to find a mate.
Regeneration and fragmentation does not result in the death of an injured organism.
Asexual advantages
• fast reproduction
• Large populations exists quickly
• Offspring get favorable traits
• Does not need a partner
• All off spring can reproduce
Sexual advantages
• Crossing over of genes permits
different traits to occur in offspring
and over time this makes organisms able
to survive their environmental changes.
If a change is immediate, the diversity of
Genes may enable some of the offspring
To survive the immediate change.
Asexual and Sexual Reproducing organisms like the cactus
Cactus:
Desert conditions may be unfavorable to finding a mate so the cactus can
Produce offspring without a mate.