A novel multicellular organism has been discovered whose natural habitat is a barren desert with limited water and nutrients. The organism is capable of reproducing either sexually or asexually. Which of the following do you think will be most advantageous for the organism with respect to survival and evolution? Asexual reproduction Sexual reproduction along with alternation of generation Sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction along with mechanisms of acquiring DNA from other organisms

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Zayden Copeland

Biology

3 March, 23:23

A novel multicellular organism has been discovered whose natural habitat is a barren desert with limited water and nutrients. The organism is capable of reproducing either sexually or asexually. Which of the following do you think will be most advantageous for the organism with respect to survival and evolution? Asexual reproduction Sexual reproduction along with alternation of generation Sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction along with mechanisms of acquiring DNA from other organisms

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Lillianna · Answer 1

The correct answer will be - sexual reproduction

Explanation:

An organism can reproduce by either of two ways of reproduction called asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.

Both modes of reproduction prove beneficial to the organism but based on the environmental condition, the organism use either sexual mode or asexual mode or both.

In the given condition, since the organism has to adapt and evolve in response to the desert conditions which requires changes in the DNA sequences which can take place only during the mechanism of sexual reproduction like crossing over or genetic recombination, therefore, sexual reproduction is the correct answer.