While on a field trip, you discover an organism that contains two different life forms. You confirm this in the lab by examining the contents of their nuclei and notice that one of the life forms has twice as much DNA as the other. You also gathered some small organic matter near the specimen and upon analysis notice that the DNA in the organic matter matches that of the life form with half the DNA.
What do you conclude about the life cycle of this organism? Support your answer with how you reached this conclusion.

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While on a field trip, you discover an organism that contains two different life forms. You confirm this in the lab by examining the contents of their nuclei and notice that one of the life forms has twice as much DNA as the other. You also gathered some small organic matter near the specimen and upon analysis notice that the DNA in the organic matter matches that of the life form with half the DNA. 
What do you conclude about the life cycle of this organism? Support your answer with how you reached this conclusion.