Both Budding Yeast and the Bacteria E

Multiple Choice

Both budding yeast and the bacteria E.coli are unicellular life forms.Which of the following statements explains why budding yeast can undergo sexual reproduction while E.coli cannot?

A) Unlike E.coli, budding yeast can alternate between a diploid state and a haploid state.
B) Unlike E.coli, budding yeast cannot multiply by undergoing cell division.
C) Unlike E.coli, haploid budding yeast cells can undergo meiosis to produce the gametes necessary for sexual reproduction.
D) E.coli DNA is unable to undergo homologous recombination, making it incapable of producing gametes.