Question

Reproduction by budding takes place in

• A. hydra
• B. paramecium
• C. amoeba
• D. bacteria

Answer 1

The correct option is A

hydra

The correct option is A.

Explanation of correct option:

1. Budding is a form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from some generative anatomical point of the parent organism.
2. The formation of new offspring from a single parent is called as asexual reproduction.
3. The offspring produced by asexual reproduction are identical physically and have the same genetic material.
4. Both unicellular and multicellular organisms reproduce by asexual reproduction.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option B:

Binary fission is the only mode of asexual reproduction that occurs in paramecium. A fully grown organism divides into two daughter cells.

Option C:

Amoeba reproduces through binary fission in which two daughter cells are formed when an individual divides itself.

Option D:

Bacteria reproduce through binary fission in which two daughter cells are formed when an individual divides itself.

Final answer: Reproduction by budding takes place in Hydra.