Question

Asexual reproduction is widespread among plants and found in some groups of animals except.

a) Rotifers
b) Cnidarians
c) Flatworms
d) Snails
e) Starfish

Answer 1

Among the options provided, snails (d) generally do not exhibit asexual reproduction, unlike rotifers, cnidarians, flatworms, and starfish, which are all capable of reproducing asexually through methods like budding, fragmentation, or parthenogenesis.

Step-by-step explanation:

​​Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction where offspring arise from a single organism, leading to offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. Among animals, particularly invertebrates, asexual reproduction can occur through several methods such as budding, fragmentation, and parthenogenesis. Although common in invertebrates, asexual reproduction is not typically found in higher forms of animals like mammals and birds.