There are two ways of reproduction, asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.

Asexual reproduction: it is a kind of reproductive mode that directly produces new individuals from the mother without the combination of bisexual reproductive cells. It can be divided into fission propagation (bacteria and protozoa) and budding propagation (yeast, hydra, etc.). ), spore propagation (ferns, etc. ) and vegetative propagation (strawberry stolons, etc. )

Sexual reproduction: refers to the reproductive mode in which sexual germ cells (gametes) produced by parents combine with bisexual germ cells (such as sperm and egg cells) to become fertilized eggs, and then the fertilized eggs develop into new individuals.

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Comparison between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction;

1. The fundamental difference between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction is that the former does not need the combination of bisexual germ cells and directly produces new individuals from the mother; The latter will become a zygote through the combination of bisexual germ cells, and the zygote will develop into a new individual.

2. Sexual reproduction has greater vitality and variability than asexual reproduction. From the perspective of evolution, the reproductive mode of organisms is the transition from asexual reproduction to sexual reproduction.

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