Asexual Reproduction Strategies Quick Check

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Question
Many fungi, algae and some plants reproduce asexually by producing a reproductive cell. Which process describes this type of asexual reproduction?(1 point)
Responses

agamogenesis
agamogenesis

creating spores
creating spores

binary fission
binary fission

fragmentation

3 answers

creating spores
Some flatworms reproduce through fragmentation. What is a disadvantage of this method? (1 point)
Responses

It is a very slow process relative to sexual reproduction.
It is a very slow process relative to sexual reproduction.

It is a process that leads to lower genetic diversity than sexual reproduction.
It is a process that leads to lower genetic diversity than sexual reproduction.

It is a process that does not result in many offspring relative to sexual reproduction.
It is a process that does not result in many offspring relative to sexual reproduction.

It is a much more complex process than sexual reproduction
The correct answer is: It is a process that leads to lower genetic diversity than sexual reproduction.