Reproduction In Flowering Plants notes include:
- Asexual and sexual reproduction
- Angiosperm reproduction
- Parts of the flower and their functions
- Pollination vs. fertilisation
- Improved food crops
- Relevant processes
Similarities:
● Produce same kind of organism
● Result in food being provided
Differences:
ASEXUAL SEXUAL
Number of parents 1 2
Processes 1 → mitosis 2 → meiosis & fertilisation
Gamete formation None Present
End result Genetically identical offspring → allele not Genetically different offspring → alleles
shuffled shuffled in meiosis & fertilisation
Value Individuals preserved in stable Individuals adapt to unstable environment
environment
Reproduction rate Fast Slow
Energy input None needed → more efficient Needed → less efficient
Outside agent None Pollinators
Adaptability No Yes
Possibility of evolution Low Good
Asexual reproduction
Advantages Disadvantages
All individuals can produce offspring No variation in offspring
Simple and fast process Overcrowding occurs
Useful in stable environments
Favorable mutations spread quickly
Sexual reproduction
Advantages (variation) Disadvantages
Basis of evolution High energy use
Better chance of survival Slow reproduction
Prevent spread of diseases Unfavorable mutations
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