You are examining a population of C. elegans in their natural habitat, a fresh steaming pile of nutrient-rich compost. Predict what you might expect to see in terms of mode of reproduction in the population. a.The population will primarily reproduce asexually then when they run out of nutrient-rich compost. b.The population will have mostly hermaphrodites with a few males. c.The population will have a really high frequency of males compared to lab conditions. d.The population will primarily undergo sexual reproduction.

Caenorhabditis elegans C. elegans ais a free-living transparent nematode. It is about 1 mm in…

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You are examining a population of C. elegans in their natural habitat, a fresh steaming pile of nutrient-rich compost. Predict what you might expect to see in terms of mode of reproduction in the population.

	a.	The population will primarily reproduce asexually then when they run out of nutrient-rich compost.
	b.	The population will have mostly hermaphrodites with a few males.
	c.	The population will have a really high frequency of males compared to lab conditions.
	d.	The population will primarily undergo sexual reproduction.

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