Question

The outgrowth of hydra is termed as__________.

• A. bulb
• B. bud
• C. daughter
• D. tentacles

Answer 1

The correct option is (A):

Explanation of the correct option:​

1. Hydra asexually reproduces with the help of outgrowth developing from it, called buds and the process is called budding.
   
2. In the process, a new organism directly grows out of the parent and then get separated.
   
3. The organism grows to form an adult on its own.
   

Explanation of the incorrect options:​

Option (B):

1. The buds that develop from the Hydra are daughter organisms developing from the parent.
   
2. ​But the name of the outgrowth is not called daughter.
   

Option (C):

1. ​The tentacles of Hydra present around its mouth is called a medusa.
   
2. These are associated structures of Hydra.
   

Option (D):

1. Bulb is not the structural outgrowth from Hydra.
   

Final Answer: The outgrowth of hydra is termed as bud.