Question

(a) Name the processes of reproduction in the following organisms:
(i) Malarial parasite (Plasmodium) (ii) Yeast
​(b) Describe the process of reproduction in Hydra with the help of labelled diagrams.

Answer 1

(a) (i) Malarial parasite (Plasmodium) - Multiple fission
(ii) Yeast - Budding

(b) Hydra reproduces by the process of budding. It involves the formation of a new individual from a protrusion called bud.

In Hydra, the cells divide rapidly at a specific site and develop as an outgrowth called bud. These buds, while attached to the parent body, develop into small individuals. When this individual becomes large enough, it detaches itself from the parent body to exist as an independent individual.