There are populations of snails in New Zealand that can produce sexually or asexually. The snails are parasitized by a type of worm, which is a major stressor to the snails. Given what you know about conditions that favor sexual or asexual reproduction, you would expect to see the snails produce asexually when:

a. there are many parasitic worms in the environment
b. there are few parasitic worms in the environment


Ans: b. there are few parasitic worms in the environment

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