Question

How are sexual and asexual reproduction similar?

A.
Both are processes used to replace dead skin cells.

B.
Both are processes used to create exact copies of cells.

C.
Both are processes that produce daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cells.

D.
Both are processes that form new cells necessary for the survival of either an organism or a species.

Answer 1

D

Both sexual and asexual reproduction produce new cells/offspring that are necessary for the continuation or survival of an organism or its species (sexual for genetic mixing and species continuation; asexual for producing new individuals or cells for growth and repair).