3.1 Sexual and Asexual reproduction

describe the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction

Sexual Reproduction

- show genders (Male/ Female)

- produce cells called gametes (sperm- male, egg- female)

- meiosis (cell reproduction which produces gametes) …
half total number of chromosome in the gamete cells 

for example, in human, the total number of chromosome in adult human is 46 but only 23 in gamete cells

- ferterlisation (in which sperm cell and egg cell fuse together)

- broad variation (many differences in the individuals)

Asexual Reproduction

- no genders

- no gametes

- mitosis (in eukaryotic cells)/ binary fission (in prokaryotic bacterial cells)

in this case, the number of chromosomes is maintain constantly throughout

- no ferterlisation

- small variation or identical (clone) due to mutation

Question:
What are the factors that determine whether an organism reproduces sexually or asexually?