Asexual reproduction is common in

Choose the correct options from the following:
$I$. Annual and biennial plants show clear-cut vegetative,reproductive,and senescent phases.
$II$. Bamboo species flower only once in their life,generally after $50-100$ years.
$III$. $Strobilanthus$ $kunthiana$ is a monocarpic plant which flowers only once after $12$ years.

Which is a better mode of reproduction: sexual or asexual? Why?

Transverse binary fission occurs in

In which of the following organisms does embryo formation $NOT$ occur as a result of sexual reproduction?

Match the following columns:

Column-$I$ (Organism)	Column-$II$ (Lifespan)
$P$. Butterfly	$I$. $140$ years
$Q$. Crow	$II$. $100-150$ years
$R$. Parrot	$III$. $1-2$ weeks
$S$. Tortoise	$IV$. $15$ years