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# 2. Asexual Reproduction In 2022, a female Malayan varan lizard living at the Padirac zoo (France) gave birth to three young without mating with a male. **Problem:** How can we explain that some living creatures reproduce without sexual reproduction? **a)** Based on the documents (pages 14 to 16...

# 2. Asexual Reproduction In 2022, a female Malayan varan lizard living at the Padirac zoo (France) gave birth to three young without mating with a male. **Problem:** How can we explain that some living creatures reproduce without sexual reproduction? **a)** Based on the documents (pages 14 to 16), define asexual reproduction. **b)** Using the different examples provided and your knowledge, answer the initial problem. **Document 1:** Asexual reproduction method in stick insects. * Stick insects can reproduce sexually, but also asexually. * To compensate for the difficulties in finding a mate, females lay unfertilized eggs that give rise to new individuals. * There is no new combination of characteristics in this process. **Image Descriptions:** * **Image 1:** A picture of a reptile, possibly a varan lizard. * **Image 2:** Illustration of a stick insect. * **Image 3:** A close-up image of a cluster of stick insect eggs.