Many organisms in the deep sea live in conditions where resources are rare and populations are small and sparse. many of those species are also hermaphroditic. which of these is a plausible explanation for high rates of hermaphroditic species there? a. reproductive assurance: any individual of the same species is a potential mateb. excess energy: excess resources can be allocated to the other sex functionc. size advantage: males are more successful when large, but female fitness does not change with sized. small body size: one sex or the other needs only a miniscule body size for full functione. inbreeding: populations are inbred and hermaphroditism is a side effect