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So this question is asking us about the differences between asexual and sexual reproduction.
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And in particular, we're interested in the benefits and the cost of sexual and asexual reproduction in plants.
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And let's start with the benefit of being of asexual reproduction.
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And lots of plants reproduce asexually, at least part of the time.
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So we start with asexual.
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In asexual reproduction, a plant is basically cloning itself.
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And the benefit is that this is really efficient.
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It doesn't need to rely on pollinators that might not show up.
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It doesn't need to rely on the present of other plants, which may not be around.
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So it's almost guaranteed to make offspring.
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So you're almost always going to have a lot.
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Lot more offspring, often for a lot less investment, than if a plant is trying to reproduce sexually.
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So a lot more offspring, and there's less risk involved.
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You don't make flowers and then have them never visited by a pollinator, for example...