Question

What is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
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All offspring are identical to the parent.
Asexual reproduction in plants requires insects to pollinate the plant.
Asexual reproduction does not rely on another organism.
Asexual reproduction takes much longer.

Answer 1

All offspring are identical to the parent.

Because asexual reproduction produces genetically identical clones, populations have low genetic variation and are more vulnerable to disease and changing environments.