Sexually reproducing organisms are better than asexually reproducing organisms.
True or False?
I said true need second opinion.

Question

Sexually reproducing organisms are better than asexually reproducing organisms.
True or False?
I said true need second opinion.

anonymous · Answer

What do you mean by "better"?

anonymous · Answer

This is more of an opinion unless are talking about a certain class of asexual organisms (not all are microbes), and compare it to sexually reproducing ones

anonymous · Answer

*compare a specific characteristic.

anonymous · Answer

Thats what the question asked

anonymous · Answer

It's more of an opinion than a question.  Most asexually reproducing organisms (like asexual microbes/bacteria) are faster (better) at reproducing compared to sexual reproducing animals due to their enzymes, but that's only one thing in a list of infinite things one could make.

anonymous · Answer

Sexual reproducing organisms tend to be more complex than asexual ones, but again, that's only one aspect.

anonymous · Answer

so asexual would be the better one not sexual

anonymous · Answer

In terms of rate of reproduction, yes, but the question doesn't specify any category.  Therefore, I can't give you an answer.  I can give you my opinion, but that's not something that can be simplified to just "true" or "false".

anonymous · Answer

@alyssa.ward2016 It depends.  Asexually reproducing organisms, in terms of sheer numbers, are more successful.  They tend to have a very high reproductive rate, but also have a very high mortality rate.  Even though they are not able to rapidly create genetic diversity on a mother to daughter cell basis, the number of offspring means that different mutations are there and can change the population's genetics.  

However, sexually reproducing organisms are able to drastically alter their genomes from mother to daughter cells.  Not only is mutation and independent assortment a factor, but they are able to have ~half of the daughter cell's genome come from a completely different individual.  Because of these factors deleterious mutations are usually purged from populations faster, and the amount of energy a species would require to evolve an adaptation is less.  It may take longer than asexual species, but it would take less offspring.