0Which of the statements below are always true for asexual reproduction?
1 - it produces lots of offspring
2 - it involves one parent
3 - it occurs by binary fission
4 - all the offspring are clones of the parent
Answer:
2 and 4
Students seem to think that binary fission in bacteria is the only type of asexual reproduction, so this question is designed to challenge this. Other examples of asexual reproduction can then be examined.