question_answer 44)

  Reproduction is essential for living organisms to order to (a) keep the individual organism alive                     (b) fulfill their energy requirement (c) maintain growth                                                        (d) continue the species generation after generation

Answer:

                  (d) Reproduction is not essential for the survival of an individual, but it is an important function of a living being as it helps an organism to perpetuate its own kind. Through this process, new individuals are produced, that grow and reproduce again, so as to continue the species generation after generation. Reproduction is a process to maintain the progeny of an organism.