Which of the following describes a consequence of only sexual reproduction in fungi for a long period of time?

a) The species would become unable to reproduce asexually, but diversity would increase.

b) There would be gradual reduction in genetic diversity, but the overall population would rise.

c) The frequency of genetic mutations would increase, but reproduction rates would lower.

d) The species' life span would begin to decrease, but reproduction rates would stay constant.

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Franklin Pearson

3 January, 21:33

Which of the following describes a consequence of only sexual reproduction in fungi for a long period of time?

a) The species would become unable to reproduce asexually, but diversity would increase.

b) There would be gradual reduction in genetic diversity, but the overall population would rise.

c) The frequency of genetic mutations would increase, but reproduction rates would lower.

d) The species' life span would begin to decrease, but reproduction rates would stay constant.

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Jeremiah Peters · Answer 1

I think the answer is A because when you reproduce sexually the species genetic diversity would obviously increase because different people have different traits which makes their offspring unique and if they ONLY produce sexually then the ability to reproduce asexually is highly unlikely. Especially if they are reproducing ONLY sexually for a long period of time.