THIS IS FOR SCIENCE how can being capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction be an advantage

An organism has many benefits for having the ability to reproduce both sexually and asexually. The first of these benefits is that it doesn't have to find a mate in order to reproduce, so it can create offspring by itself, and enable the continuation of its' species.

Explanation:

Organisms that reproduce sexually mix their genetics with other individuals, meaning no two individuals are the exact same, genetically. This is beneficial because it decreases the likelihood an entire population will be wiped out by one threat, such as a disease, because many individuals will not be susceptible to the threat.

Organisms that reproduce asexually are able to do so at a much more rapid rate. In bacteria, they asexually reproduce by the thousands in hours because they do not have to rely on the complexities of sexual reproduction.