🔬 Biology · Reproduction in Organisms · NEET

In organisms like Hydra and yeast, a new individual develops as an outgrowth from the parent body. This is:

Answer: Budding.

Correct answer: A. Budding

Explanation: In budding, a bud arises as an outgrowth on the parent body and detaches to become a new individual, as in Hydra and yeast.

Structure of a mature flower. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Asexual and sexual reproduction, flower anatomy, pollination, fertilization, and seed development.