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Animals from the 9 phylums reproduce in different ways. The two ways animals can reproduce is through asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is when an organism produces an offspring without a mate. The offspring is genetically identical to the parent. Through asexual reproduction, the parent can produce many offspring without devoting much energy. Although, asexual reproduction allows for no genetic diversity, this could be advantageous in certain situations. If an animal thrives in a certain environment, asexual reproduction would allow it to produce offspring that will thrive in that environment equally as well.
Animals, such as humans, reproduce sexually. In sexual reproduction, two individuals produce an offspring which has genetic characteristics from both of its parents. As you can imagine, this allows for great genetic variation. Because of this diversity, natural selection allows for evolution to take place faster in animals that reproduce sexually than animals that reproduce asexually. However, animals that reproduce sexually have a slower population growth than animals that reproduce asexually. Sexual reproduction also requires long-term energy use.
Animals from the 9 phylums reproduce in different ways. The two ways animals can reproduce is through asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is when an organism produces an offspring without a mate. The offspring is genetically identical to the parent. Through asexual reproduction, the parent can produce many offspring without devoting much energy. Although, asexual reproduction allows for no genetic diversity, this could be advantageous in certain situations. If an animal thrives in a certain environment, asexual reproduction would allow it to produce offspring that will thrive in that environment equally as well.
Animals, such as humans, reproduce sexually. In sexual reproduction, two individuals produce an offspring which has genetic characteristics from both of its parents. As you can imagine, this allows for great genetic variation. Because of this diversity, natural selection allows for evolution to take place faster in animals that reproduce sexually than animals that reproduce asexually. However, animals that reproduce sexually have a slower population growth than animals that reproduce asexually. Sexual reproduction also requires long-term energy use.