AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Other creatures that commonly reproduce through regeneration include all EXCEPT ____
A
hydra
B
sea urchins
C
sponges
D
sea cucumbers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Regeneration is a mode of reproduction in Planaria and Hydra.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hydra is a freshwater, radially symmetrical animal under the phylum Cnidaria. It reproduces by regeneration and budding. A hydra possesses the ability to regenerate itself from small tissues or even some dissociated cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bacteria, yeast, corals, flatworms, Jellyfish and sea anemones are some animal species which reproduce through budding.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hydra reproduces asexually by budding. A bud begins to form on the tubular body of an adult Hydra. The bud develops a mouth and tentacles.

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