(a) Identify the organisms A, B and the mode of asexual reproduction exhibited by them.
(b) How will an organism be benefitted if it reproduces through spores ?
© Mention the two asexual methods by which
hydra can reproduce. Explain briefly any one such method.
(a) (i) Bryophyllum-vegetative propagation.
(it) and Plasmodium - multiple fission.
(b) Spores are covered with thick walls that protect them until they come into contact with a moist
surface.
©Budding and Regeneration.
Budding: A bud develops as an outgrowth due to repeated cell division at a specific site, these buds develop into tiny individuals, mature and detach from the parent to become new individuals. Regeneration: Specialized cells divide to form large number of Cells-undergo changes to become various cell types and tissues.