Question

Hermaphrodite is

• A. Those animals which are having both male and female sex organs in same individual.
• B. Those animals which do not have both male and female sex organs in same individual.
• C. A special type of mechanism observed in plants.
• D. A special organ of earthworm.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Those animals which are having both male and female sex organs in same individual.

A hermaphrodite can be defined as an organism that has reproductive organs normally associated with both, male and female sexes.

The hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which both partners can act as the "female" or "male". For example, the great majority of tunicates, pulmonate snails, opisthobranch snails and slugs are hermaphrodites. Hermaphroditism is also found in some fish species and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates. Most plants are also hermaphrodites.