Question

What are some possible costs of sexual reproduction? (choose all that apply)

a.		Loss of reproductive ‘market share’ (relative to asexual reproduction):  Offspring only have half your DNA instead of 100%.
b.		Increased risk of cancer in sexually reproducing animals
c.		Challenges and dangers of finding a mate.
d.		Increased risk of reproductive senescence
e.		Slower reproduction relative to asexual organisms

Answer 1

Answer - The options (b),(d) and (e) is correct.

Increase risk of cancer in sexually reproducing animals.

Explanation - In female generally cause vaginal cancer and in case of male, it cause prostrate cancer.

(d) Increase risk of reproductive senescence.

Explanation - when regular increase in age it cause many risk of reproduction.

(e) slower reproductive relative to asexual organisms.

Explanation - In case of sexual reproduction many events are occur. These events are time consuming. While in asexual reproduction division will give new individual.