Population size remains constant. Beneficial mutations are inevitable. Genetic variation is maximized. Large quantities of individuals can be produced rapidly.
I gave my students this multiple choice question: Onions can reproduce from bulbs. One parent bulb generates daughter bulbs with duplicate genetic information. Which is the most likely advantage of this kind of reproduction?

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- Population size remains constant.
- Beneficial mutations are inevitable.
- Genetic variation is maximized.
- Large quantities of individuals can be produced rapidly.

Could you tell me which one is correct?

Large quantities of individuals can be produced rapidly.