3 marksCell Division and Variation

CAPE Biology Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 6(a)(ii)

Spore production is a type of asexual reproduction in fungi.

Fungi can also produce offspring by sexual reproduction. Discuss the conditions under which asexual reproduction is more advantageous than sexual reproduction.

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