Animal Kingdom Question 745

Question: A mature Hydra usually bears

[RPMT 1985; CPMT 2002]

Options:

A) One testis and several ovaries

B) One testis and one ovary

C) Several testes and one ovary

D) Several testes and several ovaries

Show Answer

Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Many Hydra can be are monoecious or hermaphrodite with one centrally located cell, the oocyte, which becomes larger and amoeboid with a large nucleus and yolk materials.

Several sperms are formed by the process of spermatogenesis.

So, the correct answer is ‘Several testes and one ovary’.