Advantages of Reproduction Asexual
• Good qualities from parents are retained in the offspring without variation.
• New individuals produced asexually mature faster.
• Process does not depend on external factors which may fail such as pollination.
• New individuals obtain nourishment from parent and so are able to survive temporarily under unsuitable conditions.
• No indiscriminate spreading of individuals which can result in wastage of offspring.
• Takes a shorter time and leads to rapid colonization.

Disadvantages of asexual reproduction
• New offspring may carry undesirable qualities from parents.
• Offspring may be unable to withstand changing environmental conditions.
• Faster maturity can cause overcrowding and stiff competition.
• Reduced strength and vigour of successive generations.

Advantages of sexual reproduction
• Leads to variations.
• Variations which are desirable often show hybrid vigour.
• High adaptability of individuals to changing environmental conditions.
• Variations provide a basis for evolutionary changes.

Disadvantages of sexual reproduction
• Fusion is difficult if two individuals are isolated.
• Some variations may have undesirable qualities.
• Population growth is slow.