How does reproduction ensure the continuity of a species?
Inquiry Question
Overview
Explain the mechanisms of reproduction that ensure the continuity of a species, by analysing sexual and asexual methods of reproduction in a variety of organisms, including but not limited to:
Animals: advantages of external and internal fertilisation
Plants: asexual and sexual reproduction
Fungi: budding, spores
Bacteria: binary fission
Protists: binary fission, budding
Analyse the features of fertilisation, implantation and hormonal control of pregnancy and birth in mammals
Evaluate the impact of scientific knowledge on the manipulation of plant and animal reproduction in agriculture