Question

Asexual reproduction is the _______ method of reproduction in organisms that have a relatively simple organisation like _________ and ___________. Fill in the blank in the above statement.
A. Rare, plant, bacteria
B. Common, plant, bacteria
C. Common, algae, fungi
D. Rare, algae, fungi

Answer 1

Reproduction is defined as a biological process in which an organism gives rise to young ones i.e. offspring similar to itself. The process of reproduction is divided on the basis of whether there is participation of one organism or two is of two types. Asexual reproduction occurs when offspring is produced by a single parent with or without the involvement of gamete formation.

Complete step by step answer: Asexual reproduction is the common method of reproduction in organism that have a relatively simple organisation like fungi and algae. Some points describing asexual reproduction is discussed below:
It is the simplest and most primitive method of reproduction, involves a single parent and produces a clone which is genetically identical to the parent. Haploid gametes are not involved in asexual reproduction. All the genetic material is passed by the parent to the next generation.
Asexual reproduction is predominant among single-celled organisms with relatively simple organisations.
In the group Protista and Monera, the parent cell divides into two to give rise to new individuals. Here, in these organisms cell division is itself a mode of reproduction.
Many single-celled organisms reproduce by the process of binary fission, where a cell divides into two halves and each rapidly grows into an adult (e.g., Amoeba, Paramecium).
The zoospores are microscopic motile structures which are generally found in the members of the Kingdom Fungi and algae. One of the other common asexual reproductive structures is conidia in Penicillium.
The correct answer is option (C).

Note: In higher plants we find asexual as well as sexual modes of reproduction. Plants have some units of vegetative propagation such as runner, rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset, and bulb are all capable of giving rise to new offspring. These structures are called vegetative propagules. As the formation of vegetative propagules does not involve two parents, the process involved is termed as asexual reproduction.