The Adaptive Advantage of Sexual Reproduction Quiz
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What is one of the theories regarding the adaptive advantage of sexual reproduction?

  • Sex evolved as an efficient mechanism for producing variation (correct)
  • Sex evolved as a way to avoid deleterious mutations
  • Sex evolved as a way to conserve energy
  • Sex evolved as a way to adapt to changing environments

    • What is one of the costs associated with sexual reproduction?

  • Inability to adapt to changing environments
  • Increased likelihood of deleterious mutations
  • Limited variation in well-adapted organisms
  • Time and energy expended in choosing a mate (correct)

    • What is the adaptive advantage of outcrossing sex?

  • Producing variation
  • Conserving energy
  • Adapting to changing environments
  • Masking the expression of deleterious mutations (correct)

    • What is the current understanding of the adaptive advantage of sexual reproduction?

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    Why may there be little reason for variation in asexually reproducing organisms?

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