Many organisms can reproduce asexually through mitosis, while other organisms reproduce sexually, and their cells carry out meiosis to form gametes. in a situation where an organism falls prey to many efficient predators, which of these processes would be most beneficial to a species? a) meiosis: numerous daughter cells produced would increase the species' population. b) meiosis: genetic variation would reduce the species' survival. c) mitosis: numerous offspring would increase the odds that some of them would survive. d) mitosis: numerous genetic mutations would some individuals of the species.