What are some advantages of chlamydomonas having the ability to reproduce sexually and asexually, instead of just one or the other?

With sexual reproduction they can have different generations with traits that they developed to help them survive and thrive and can handle when variable change occurs though if in some circumstances they are in an environment that is preferable or agreeable to them they can use asexual reproduction to increase the number of themselves of a certain generation to thrive there

It has been around since 1858 so b. false

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