A biologist is studying two organisms, X and Y. She knows that at least one of them is an animal. Organism X only reproduces sex
ually. Organism Y reproduces both sexually and asexually. Which conclusion is best supported by the information?
a. Organism X is an animal, and organism Y is not.
b. Organism Y has the benefit of not having to find a mate.
c. Organism X has offspring that are not genetically diverse.
d. Organism Y is a heterotroph, and organism X is not.
Answer: option B) Organism Y has the benefit of not having to find a mate.
Explanation:
Unlike organism X, Organism Y is capable of reproducing it's young ones by undergoing meiosis or in the presence of a mate supply gametes that will then be fused together into a new offspring as characterized in sexual reproduction; AND ALSO in the absence of a mate undergoes mitosis, binary fission etc as characterized in asexual reproduction.
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