state in sequence four main steps of sexual reproduction and write two advantages of such reproduction

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Sexual Reproduction has slightly different stages in plants and animals. Sexual reproduction in plants has the following steps:

Pollination Gamete germination Fertilization Zygote Formation

Sexual reproduction in animals has the following steps:

Gamete formation Fertilization Zygote formation Zygote develops into embryo

Advantages:

The embryo develops in a protective environment i. e. the ovary in plants and uterus in animals. Sexual reproduction produces genetic variations in the offspring that aid survival and incur resistance to diseases.

Explanation:

* Pre-fertilization stages include meiosis 1 and 2 that involve the formation of genetically different gametes.

* The stages, zygote formation and the development of the zygote into an embryo and later into an individual, are classed as post-fertilization stages.