Question

A diagram of a parent hydra and its

budding offspring is shown.
The parent hydra has 30
chromosomes. How many
chromosomes will the offspring have?

Answer 1

The Hydra offspring will also have 30 chromosome.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Budding is a method of asexual reproduction.
• Asexual reproduction takes place through mitosis where diploid cells divide to give rise to identical cells with same chromosome number.
• Hydra reproduces through budding thus, if the parent hydra has 30 chromosome then the offspring will also have 30 chromosome.