Question

Statement 1: In asexual reproduction, only one parent is required to produce a new organism.

Statement 2: Planaria can be cut into any number of pieces and each piece grows into a complete organism.

• A. Only statement 1 is correct.
• B. Only statement 2 is correct.
• C. Both the statements are correct.
• D. Both the statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both the statements are correct.

Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only.
Planaria exhibits regeneration. Here the whole body of the organism is formed from its own small fragment. The specialised cells present in the organism (stem cells) have the capacity of enormous multiplication and differentiation into various tissue types. Thus, it's able to regenerate completely.