Why can asexual reproduction be advantageous? For those individuals who do not encounter their own species very often
When a new area needs to be colonized
So an organism does not have to develop specialized sexual structures
For those species who are sedentary

What type of reproduction do the rotifers use when conditions become unstable or harsh?
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Bisexual reproduction
No reproduction

What is a degenerate male?
Males that only survive one day
Males that survive no longer than one year
Males that start to die immediately after birth
Males that only survive to produce sperm

Why are disease and infection easily given to organisms that reproduce asexually?
Natural selection
They have bad immune systems
Their DNA does not mutate quickly enough
They are smaller and weaker organisms

What does it mean to germinate?
To stay underground
To stay covered
To start to die and wither
To sprout or grow

What is the naturally occurring variation in the genetic information on a segment of DNA among individuals?
Polymorphism
Genetic variation
Mutation
Morphism

What is the number of different genetic combinations available in a given gene pool?
Genetic combinations
Genetic diversity
Genetic variation
Genetic assortment

What is likely to happen when there is more genetic diversity?
The slower an individual adapts to its changing environment
The more likely that some individuals will adapt to the changing environment
The more offspring an individual will produce
The more struggles an individual will have surviving