[MICROBES] Imagine that twenty-five different species of protists live in a tide pool. Some of these species reproduce both sexually and asexually, and some can reproduce only asexually. The pool gradually becomes extremely saline (salty), causing many organisms to die. Which species are more likely to thrive in the changing environment? (6 pts.)
[MICROBES] Imagine that twenty-five different species of protists live in a tide pool. Some of these species reproduce both sexually and asexually, and some can reproduce only asexually. The pool gradually becomes extremely saline (salty), causing many organisms to die. Which species are more likely to thrive in the changing environment? (6 pts.)
The species that include meiosis in their reproductive cycle.
The species that reproduce by binary fission.
Sexually and asexually reproducing species are equally likely to thrive.
Only those that produce endospores.
Mixotrophic species.