Animal Kingdom Question 712
Question: Hydra is famous for a type of reproduction
[CPMT 1996]
Options:
A) Budding
B) Gametogenesis
C) Position of sex organs
D) Both (b) and (c)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Hydra can reproduce by both sexual and asexual means.
Budding a type of asexual reproduction in Hydra takes place when a bud out-growth from the organism gives rise to a new organism.
The bud is formed at the middle of body by the interstitial cells multiplying.
Budding occurs with regenerative cells in Hydra all year around and is an asexual mode of reproduction.
So, the correct answer is ‘Budding’.
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