Are There Any Costs When Asexual Organisms Reproduce Automictically as Opposed

question 23

Multiple Choice

Are there any costs when asexual organisms reproduce automictically as opposed to apomictically?

• A)Yes, recombination may disrupt coadapted gene complexes.
• B)Yes, recombination is the cause of the twofold cost of sex.
• C)No, both are forms of asexual reproduction.
• D)No, recombination will produce better adapted individuals.
• E)C and D

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Definitions:

Sexual Maturity

The stage in development when an individual becomes capable of reproductive sexual activity.

Conflict Behavior

Actions taken in response to perceived disagreements, competition, or threats, often resulting in confrontational or competitive interactions.

Successive Ambivalent Behavior

A pattern of behavior where an individual alternates between contrasting emotional responses or actions towards the same stimulus or situation.

Ethological Displacement

A behavior that occurs when an animal performs an irrelevant activity instead of the behavior typically expected in a particular situation, often due to high arousal or conflict.