Researchers exposed Caenorhabditis elegans to bacteria, which caused the parasite to use sexual reproduction instead of asexual reproduction. What advantage did C. elegans have in using sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
A. The offspring were unique, giving the roundworms a better chance of survival.
B. The offspring were identical, giving the roundworms a better chance for survival.
C. The offspring wer identical, giving the bacteria a greater chance to kill the entire population.
D. The offspring were unique, giving the roundworms a more energy-conserving type of reproduction.
E. All of the answer choices are correct.
A. The offspring were unique, giving the roundworms a better chance of survival.
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