NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A simple multicellular animal having tentacles living in freshwater usually reproduces by the asexual process of:
A
Binary fission
B
Spore formation
C
Budding
D
Fragmentation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydra is a simple multicellular animal that has tentacles and lives in freshwater. It reproduces by budding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fragmentation. Fragmentation is another mode of asexual reproduction exhibited by organisms such as spirogyra, planaria etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Features of Asexual Reproduction No formation of gametes or fertilization takes place. Only one parent is involved. The process occurs in very less time. The offsprings produced are exact copies of the parent, there is no variation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hydras are multicellular organisms. Hydra is a genus of small freshwater organisms in the phylum Cnidaria and class Hydrozoa. Hydra has a tubular, radially symmetric body that is held together by a simple adhesive foot called the basal disc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Animals may reproduce asexually through fission, budding, fragmentation, or parthenogenesis.

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