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
A.
it requires more energy.
B.
it must devote a greater portion of its life cycle to reproduction.
C.
its offspring have little genetic diversity.