Question

The type of asexual reproduction found in Hydra is

• A. multiple fission
• B. budding
• C. sporulation
• D. binary fission
• E. gemmule formation.

Answer 1

The correct option is B budding

Hydra belongs to the class hydrozoa of phylum Coelenterata.

Hydra reproduces asexually by exogenous budding, a type of vegetative propagation, asexually by the formation of gametes. Hydra reproduces by budding when plenty of food is available.

Hydra has great regeneration capacities. A piece of Hydra regenerates into a full hydra if it contains a part of epidermis and gastrodermis and size is not less than 1/6 mm in diameter.

So, the correct option is 'budding'.