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Why is reproduction essential for the organisms?

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Reproduction is an important biological process that is essential for the organisms because
(i) ir maintains life on earth.
(ii) it results in addition of new individuals to the population, which finally leads to perpetuation of species.
(iii) it creates variation among populations, which plays an important role in evolution.
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