Asexual reproduction can be very advantageous to certain animals. Animals that
remain in one particular place and are unable to look for mates would need to
reproduce asexually. Another advantage of asexual reproduction is that numerous
offspring can be produced without "costing" the parent a great amount of energy
or time. Environments that are stable and experience very little change are the
best places for organisms that reproduce asexually. A disadvantage of this type
of reproduction is the lack of genetic variation . All of the organisms are genetically
identical and therefore share the same weaknesses. If the stable environment
changes, the consequences could be deadly to all of the individuals.