Question

1. Look at the illustration in Figure 25-4. Do you think that the bud on the side of the adult hydra

is an embryo? Why?
A. No, because budding is a type of asexual reproduction.
B. No, because budding is a type of sexual reproduction.
C. Yes, because budding is a type of asexual reproduction.
D. Yes, because budding is a type of sexual reproduction.

Answer 1

A. No, because budding is a type of asexual reproduction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The buds on the side of the adult hydra is not an embryo because budding is a type of asexual reproduction.

It is sexual reproduction that produces an embryo from the fusion of gametes.

• Hydra produces new ones by budding using part of its body wall.
• This process is simply an outgrowth from the body wall.
• An embryo is one of the stages of development of offspring originating from a zygote.
• It is begins at fertilization to the formation of body structures.
• Embryos are peculiar to organisms that reproduces sexually.

Answer 2

A. No, because budding is a type of asexual reproduction.

Step-by-step explanation:

Asexual reproduction is the process where an organism makes a copy of itself by itself. It does not require a mate to make offspring.

The offspring are genetically identical to the parent.

Budding is a type of asexual reproduction where a small outgrowth of the parent breaks off to become a new organism.

Embryo development is usually only discussed in the context of sexual reproduction, where two gametes fertilize one another and a new organism that is genetically different to either parent is formed.