Sexual reproduction to increase . the advantage of asexual reproduction is .

First sentence: The right answer is genetic diversity

Among the drawbacks of sexual reproduction are:

* offspring are not necessarily as well adapted to their environment as their parents are,

* a lot of energy is needed to maintain the gametes and to find a reproductive partner.

* mechanisms for gamete transport, fertilization, attraction of the opposite sex and same-sex competition must be in place

* it takes not only two gametes for fertilization, but one must be male and the other female

Second sentence: The right answer is produce large quantities of offspring.

Among the drawbacks of sexual reproduction:

* does not affect the genetic diversity of organisms of the same species genetically identical to the parent.

* the species does not adapt at all or very slowly depending on the circumstances.

* an asexual species may be suddenly destroyed by a disaster that affects all organisms of this species that are genetically identical.

a tetrad is the foursome during meiosis made by two homologous chromosomes that have each already replicated into a pair of sister chromatids.

the atmospheric gas that forms a mild acid when dissolved in water is called carbon dioxide. the correct answer is a. 2.) chemical weathering would cause an inscription on a marble headstone to become harder and harder to read over time.