Question

Draw a labelled diagram of Hydra and explain the process of reproduction.

Answer 1

Hydra is a plant which reproduces by asexual mode of reproduction known as Budding.

The various steps involved in budding in hydra are as follows:

1. Arising of bulb like projection from the body of parent called as ‘bud’. The bud is single celled and is formed by mitotic division.

2. Growing of bud to form a small hydra

3. Detaching of bud from the parent hydra into a separate individual.