Question

What type of asexual reproduction does the Hydra display?

Answer 1

Asexual Reproduction:

1. The reproduction in which only a single parent is involved is known as asexual reproduction.
2. No gamete formation takes place during asexual reproduction.

Asexual reproduction in Hydra:

1. Hydra is a microscopic organism that lives in freshwater.
2. Hydra reproduces by budding.
3. Protuberance occurs at any one part of the matured hydra.
4. This protuberance grows and cells begin to differentiate internally unless it is able to function independently.
5. This cluster of cells matures and forms another mature hydra separating itself from the parent hydra.