Question

In asexual reproduction ,..............parent/s / is /are involved?
A. Single
B. Double
C. Triple
D. Both B & C

Answer 1

Hint: Reproduction is defined as a biological process in which an organism gives rise to young ones (similar) to itself. The offspring grow, mature and in turn produce new offspring. Reproduction is of two type - asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction

Complete answer: Production of offspring by a single parent without the formation and fusion of gametes is called asexual reproduction.
The young one all its genes from one parent.
Asexual reproduction is also known as agamogenesis or agamogeny.
Asexual reproduction generally occurs without the formation of sex organs
It does not involve meiosis or reduction division.
Asexual reproduction does not involve sexual fusion or fusion of two gametes. Zygotes are not formed.
Since asexual reproduction does not involve meiosis and fusion of gametes, the offsprings are genetically similar to parents and they do not show variations.
It is a very quick method of multiplication and therefore used by plant breeders for cloning.

Additional information: Types of asexual reproduction :
1. Binary fission: it is the division of the parent into two small, nearly equal-sized daughter individuals. Example - Amoeba , Paramecium
2. Multiple fission: it is the division of the parent into small daughter individuals simultaneously. Example- Plasmodium
3. Budding: formation of a daughter individual from a small projection, the bud, arising on the parent body. Example - Yeast, Hydra, etc
4. Spore formation - spore are propagules which germinate to produce new individuals. There are different kinds of spore such as zoospores, sporangiospores, chlamydospores, oidia, conidia
5. Vegetative propagation - The lower plants reproduce vegetatively through budding, fission, fragmentation, resting buds, spores, etc. Example - Runner, Rhizome, Sucker, etc.

So the correct answer is option is A. Single

Note: Sexual reproduction: is when two parents ( opposite sex ) participate in the reproductive process and also involve the fusion of male and female gametes.