Abiologist is studying two organisms, x and y. she knows that at least one of them is an animal. organism x only reproduces sexually. organism y reproduces both sexually and asexually.

which conclusion is best supported by the information?

organism x is an animal, and organism y is not.
organism y has the benefit of not having to find a mate.
organism x has offspring that are not genetically diverse.
organism y is a heterotroph, and organism x is not.

The correct answer would be Organism Y has the benefit of not having to find a mate.

There are certain animals which can reproduce sexually as well as asexually. For example, hydra (kingdom animalia), komodo dragon et cetera can reproduce sexually as well as asexually.

Hence, the provided information is enough to conclude that which organism is animal and which organism is not.

In addition, we also can not conclude anything about the mode of nutrition (heterotrophs or autotrophs) in both the organisms.

Sexual reproduction requires the involvement of two individual of opposite sex. It involves formation and fusion of gametes. Crossing-over (during gametogeneis) and fertilization lead to the genetic diversity in a population.

Hence, first, third and forth statements are not correct.

Now, in asexual reproduction, offsprings are produced from a single parent cell or organism. It includes fission, budding, fragmentation, vegetative propagation, et cetera.

Usually daughter cells or offsprings produced by asexual reproduction are considered as clones as they contain exactly same genetic material as found in parent cell.

Hence, second statement can be considered as the best conclusion supported by the information provided.

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