Which of the following cell types or organisms can utilize both mitosis and meiosis in the correct circumstances?

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A unicellular alga can utilize both mitosis and meiosis depending on the environmental conditions. In favorable conditions, it undergoes mitosis to reproduce asexually, while in unfavorable conditions, it undergoes meiosis to reproduce sexually and produce genetically diverse offspring. The other options do not apply as haploid animal cells and any diploid animal cells typically only undergo mitosis, while diploid plant cells can undergo both mitosis and meiosis but are not specified as stem cells.

Which of the Following Cell Types or Organisms Can Utilize