There are definitely many benefits to reproducing sexually. One of the benefits is that sexual reproduction shuffles the genes of individuals from those of their parents, making the entire species as a whole less susceptible to mass extinction by a disease or mutation, as stated by the armadillo. However, there are also some downsides to sexual reproduction as well. Trying to survive the dangers of predators in the while makes it hard for an organism to find a mate at the same time, as said by Olivia Judson. It is often hard to impress the opposite gender, making successful sexual reproduction quite difficult.
There are also some benefits and costs of producing asexually like the E. Coli. Producing asexually only requires female organisms, eliminating the need for males, argued Miss Philodina. Also, unlike in sexual reproduction, where it takes two children to balance the population, asexual reproduction only needs one offspring to equalize population. However, one of the downsides of asexual reproduction is that all organisms have the same DNA, so anything like a disease can wipe out an entire species, and also, mutations will be passed onto future generations, causing more and more of the population to be mutated.
I don't have many questions regarding this topic, but I guess my one burning question would have to be: What causes us to be so eager to mate?
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