text: 1. why is mitosis a form of asexual reproduction?   mitosis  is the method used for cell division and reproduction in cells not involved in sexual reproduction. this process starts with one replication (copying of the chromosome material) and one division of the chromosome material.   this results in the chromosome numbers in the two cells produced being the same as in the parent cell. sexual involves getting genetic material from 2 parent cells.mitosis  is associated with asexual reproduction, as well as growth and repair in sexually reproducing organisms. the offspring of mitosis are clones of the parent cell.