Question

List six specific characteristics of sexual reproduction.

Answer 1

(i) It is usually biparental.(ii) Gametes are always formed,(iii) Fertilization takes place,(iv) It involves both meiosis and mitosis,(v) Daughter organisms genetically differ from the parents,(vi) Multiplication is not so rapid as in asexual reproduction.

Answer 2

Sexual Reproduction is the process of growth of new individuals by the development and fusion of male and female gametes.

The six specific characteristics of sexual reproduction are:

(i)The process usually involves two parents.

(ii) Gametes are always developed,

(iii) Fertilization happens,

(iv) It includes both meiosis and mitosis,

(v) Daughter organisms are genetically distinct from the parents,

(vi) Multiplication is not so fast as in asexual reproduction.