Question

Describe the process of budding in hydra.

Answer 1

Hydra:

1. Hydra is a freshwater organism.
2. It has a tube-like body composed of a head, a distal end, and a foot at the end.
3. Reproduction occurs by budding.

Budding in hydra:

1. Budding is a type of asexual reproduction.
2. In hydra, a bud develops as an outgrowth due to repeated cell division.
3. Now the nutrition for bud growth is provided by the parent hydra.
4. The development showed by bud starts to develop small tentacles and a mouth.
5. A full-grown bud detaches from the parent body and becomes an independent organism.