Question

What is the significance of reproduction in organisms?

Answer 1

Reproduction is the biological process of production of offspring which may or may not include the production of gametes. Reproduction may or may not include the meeting of gametes. Reproduction is a process in which the organisms give rise to young ones similar to what they look like.

Complete answer:
Reproduction is an important process because:
i. It helps in the continuation of progeny.
ii. it replaces the organisms which die due to old age, the new generation takes the place of the existing ones
iii. It helps in ensuring the continuity of species generation after generation
iv. It also ensures the passing of genes from one generation to another.
1. There are two types of reproduction: asexual and sexual
2. Asexual reproduction has the involvement of only one parent, i.e, it is uniparental
3. The offsprings of asexual reproduction are exact copies of the parents, they are known as clones. They do not show any genetic variation.
4. Asexual reproduction mostly occurs in the unicellular organisms are the mode of reproduction.
5. Sexual reproduction includes the formation and fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same of different individuals of the same or different sex.
6. Gametes fuse to form a zygote which later forms an embryo.

So, the correct answer is, to maintain progeny and to continue their species in the race.

Note:
Progeny produced in the case of sexual reproduction exhibits variations, either genotypic or phenotypic. But the progeny of asexual reproduction does not produce any genetic or morphologic variations. Sexual reproduction is a slower method and asexual reproduction happens at a faster rate. Sexual reproduction happens in multicellular complex organisms whereas the asexual reproduction happens in unicelled simpler organisms.