What are some possible costs of sexual reproduction? (choose all that apply) Los
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What are some possible costs of sexual reproduction? (choose all that apply)
Loss of reproductive ‘market share’ (relative to asexual reproduction): Offspring only have half your DNA instead of 100%.
Increased risk of cancer in sexually reproducing animals
Challenges and dangers of finding a mate.
Increased risk of reproductive senescence
Slower reproduction relative to asexual organisms
a.Loss of reproductive ‘market share’ (relative to asexual reproduction): Offspring only have half your DNA instead of 100%.
b.Increased risk of cancer in sexually reproducing animals
c.Challenges and dangers of finding a mate.
d.Increased risk of reproductive senescence
e.Slower reproduction relative to asexual organisms
Explanation / Answer
Answer - The options (b),(d) and (e) is correct.
Increase risk of cancer in sexually reproducing animals.
Explanation - In female generally cause vaginal cancer and in case of male, it cause prostrate cancer.
(d) Increase risk of reproductive senescence.
Explanation - when regular increase in age it cause many risk of reproduction.
(e) slower reproductive relative to asexual organisms.
Explanation - In case of sexual reproduction many events are occur. These events are time consuming. While in asexual reproduction division will give new individual.
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