Question

Are hydras asexual?

Answer 1

Asexual organisms

1. Asexual reproduction is when an offspring is produced by a single parent without the formation of gametes or embryos.
2. The offspring produced is physically and genetically identical to its parent.
3. Organisms such as bacteria, amoeba, algae, etc undergo asexual reproduction.

Hydras

1. Hydras are aquatic organisms that reproduce asexually through budding.
2. A small bud appears on the parent's body which grows and pinches off as daughter hydra.
3. The daughter is a genetic clone of its parent.