Many sponges can reproduce asexually. Ladybugs, on the other hand, reproduce sexually. When small bits of a sponge are broken off-often by currents or by predators-they can float to new regions and regenerate as new sponges. A ladybug must find a mate before it can reproduce. One disadvantage of the sponge's method of reproduction is that (1 point)
• it requires more energy.
• its offspring have little genetic diversity.
• its offspring have greater genetic diversity.
• it must devote a greater portion of its life cycle to reproduction.