Advantages 

of Asexual reproduction
 

 Asexual reproduction serves primarily as a mechanism for per-petuating primitive

organisms and plants especially in times of low population density.
  Asexual reproduction is sometimes called cloning in which identical genetic
copies can be produced. This ensures that the offsprings have the same desirable
characteristics of the parent.
 The reproduction occurs at a rapid pace.
 Only one parent is involved 
 
Disadvantage 
 

 It does not create genetic diversity.

 Another  disadvantage is that a negative mutation can make asexually produced
organisms susceptible to disease and can destroy them or make them susceptible to
disease.
 

Binary Fission as a Type of Asexual Reproduction

Binary fission is generally observed in prokaryotes, algae and bacteria. It is a very
common method of asexual reproduction. Binary fission is the simplest too. The
organism being unicellular the whole parental body will act as the reproductive unit.
During the process the nucleus of the organism divides first. The division of the
cytoplasm follows this. This leads to the formation of two daughter cells, which are
identical to the parent organism.
Budding as a Type of Asexual Reproduction
Budding is yet another simple type of asexual reproduction. In this process a small bud
like structure develops on the parent body as a small out growth. This bud slowly
becomes big and enlarges in size. Later it gets separated from the parent body. This
process of asexual reproduction is seen in yeast and hydra. The offspring produced is
an exact clone of the parent.
Vegetative Propagation as a Type of Asexual Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual reproduction. It is a very common
phenomenon in the plant kingdom. Bulb, tubers, rhizomes, stolon, adventitious shoots
and suckers are the vegetative parts used to propagate new plants. This is a technique
adopted in horticulture and agriculture where it is used to create multiple stocks of a
plant having the desired characters.
Fragmentation as a Type of Asexual Reproduction
In the fragmentation method of asexual reproduction ia new organism grows form a
small fragment of the parent body. The parent breaks into small fragments which
develops into a new organism complete in all ways Flat worms, some echinoderms and
sea anemones reproduce by fragmentation. Fragmentation is also observed in the fungi
family. The fungi produce tiny filaments called hyphae. When a hyphae breaks off and
grows into a new fungi it exhibits the asexual method of reproduction called
fragmentation.
Sporulation as a Type of Asexual Reproduction
Sporulation is another method of reproduction seen in mold and mushrooms This
reproduction  leads to development of an offspring, which are the exact clones of the
parent. This reproduction uses spores as the medium of propagation. The spore divides
mitotically and develops into a new organism under favorable environmental conditions