Question

Match column I (reproductive structures) with column II (organism to which they belong) and select the correct option.
[1 mark]

	Column I		Column II
1	Zoospores	P	Sponge
2	Gemmules	Q	Hydra
3	Conidia	R	Chlamydomonas
4	External bud	S	Penicillium

• A. 1 - Q, 2 - R, 3 - S and 4 - P
• B. 1 - P, 2 - R, 3 - S and 4 - Q
• C. 1 - R, 2 - P, 3 - S and 4 - Q
• D. 1 - S, 2 - R, 3 - Q and 4 - P

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 - R, 2 - P, 3 - S and 4 - Q

The production of offsprings by a single parent without the formation and fusion of gametes is called asexual reproduction. Certain organisms like algae and fungi reproduce asexually by special reproductive structures.

Examples include the following:

• Chlamydomonas - Zoospores (motile spores)
• Sponge – Gemmules (internal buds)
• Penicillium - Conidia (spores produced at the tip of the special hyphae called conidiophore)
• Hydra – External bud.