Question

How many types of asexual reproduction ? What is its function ?

Answer 1

There are several different methods of asexual reproduction. They include binary fission, fragmentation, and budding. Binary fission occurs when a parent cell splits into two identical daughter cells of the same 

Answer 2

There are two types of reproduction: sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction requires both a male and a female gamete with different genetics to fuse during fertilization, therefore creating an offspring that is different from the parents. Asexual reproduction only requires a single parent that will pass down all of its genes to the offspring. This means there is no mixing of genes and the offspring is actually a clone of the parent (barring any sort of mutations).

Asexual reproduction is generally used in less complex species and is quite efficient. Not having to find a mate is advantageous and allows a parent to pass down all of its traits to the next generation. However, without diversity, natural selection cannot work and if there are no mutations to make more favorable traits, asexually reproducing species may not be able to survive a changing environment