Question 15

(Multiple Choice)

How does Hydra reproduce sexually?


A)Separate male polyps and female polyps produce sperm and eggs,respectively,that fuse and grow into a medusa
B)The swimming medusa stages are male and female and the fertilized eggs develop into planula larvae that become Hydra polyps
C)The polyp body wall can produce both ovaries and testes that make eggs and sperm respectively
D)Hydra sperm fertilize an egg in the body wall and this starts the growth of a bud
E)Hydra do not reproduce sexually since they lost the sexual medusa stage

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