Question

The uniparental reproduction is called _______ reproduction while biparental reproduction is termed _____ reproduction. Higher organisms mostly show ______ reproduction.
A. Sexual, asexual, sexual
B. Asexual, sexual, asexual
C. Asexual, sexual, sexual
D. Sexual, asexual, asexual

Answer 1

Hint: In the uniparental reproduction, only a single parent is involved in the process of reproduction. This type of reproduction can be seen in prokaryotes. While, in the biparental reproduction, two parents i.e both male and female are involved. This type of reproduction can be seen in the higher organisms as well as in humans.

Complete answer:
> A type of reproduction in which a single parent is involved in the process of producing its progeny is termed as asexual reproduction. Hence, the uniparental reproduction can also be referred to as asexual reproduction as only one parent is involved in the process and it results in the production of a progeny that have similar genetic makeup or are genetically identical to one another. Examples of organisms that reproduce through asexual mode include all the prokaryotes and some of the eukaryotes organisms.
> A type of reproduction in which two parents i.e a male and a female is involved in the process of reproducing the offspring is termed as sexual reproduction. Therefore, biparental reproduction can also be referred to as sexual reproduction as two parents are involved in the process which produces gametes (reproductive units) that combine to form a zygote (diploid cell) followed by the production of the offspring. Examples of organisms that reproduce through sexual processes include most of the eukaryotes such as the animals as well as the plants.
> Higher organisms mostly prefer to reproduce sexually because of the various advantages of sexual reproduction which include:
i) Due to variations, the species can easily adapt to the changing environment which provides the organisms with a survival benefit.
ii) Net advantage of sexual reproduction is that it enables more quick production of genetic variations.

Hence, the correct option is (C) Asexual, sexual, sexual.

Note:
The organism that reproduces sexually through a haploid cell called gametes. The parent cell involved in the process of asexual reproduction simply divides into two daughter cells i.e. generally by fission. The daughter cell produce is similar to that of their parent cells as well as are genetically identical to each other. So, these offspring are termed as clones. While the organisms that reproduce sexually are unique progeny or offspring i.e they look like their parents but are not identical to the parent as well as to each other.