A farmer decides to plant flowers on a piece of land that is often affected by disease. The farmer claims that flowers that reproduce asexually would not be a wise choice for this particular section of land. Which argument, describing offspring that are reproduced through asexual reproduction, best supports the farmer's claim?
The best argument that supports the farmer's claim is that offspring reproduced through asexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent plant. This means that if the parent plant is susceptible to a particular disease, all of its offspring will also be susceptible to that disease. As a result, if the land is often affected by disease, planting flowers that reproduce asexually would lead to a high risk of widespread infection and affect the overall yield of the crops.
