Which statement best describes the process of asexual reproduction?

A.

A bacterium splits into two separate organisms.

B.

After fertilizing an egg, a larva transforms into a butterfly.

C.

A female bird lays an egg after it is fertilized internally by a male, but it develops externally.

D.

A seed is produced by a sunflower plant.

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Averie Douglas

Biology

15 November, 08:10

Which statement best describes the process of asexual reproduction?

A.

A bacterium splits into two separate organisms.

B.

After fertilizing an egg, a larva transforms into a butterfly.

C.

A female bird lays an egg after it is fertilized internally by a male, but it develops externally.

D.

A seed is produced by a sunflower plant.

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Peyton Cardenas · Answer 1

A. bacterium splits into two separate organisms. In asexual reproduction offspring arise from a single organism. The offsprings are also genetically similar to the parent cell. In contrast to sexual reproduction where two parents combine their genes to form a unique offspring.