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What is budding? Give two examples for the same.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Definition of Budding**: Budding is a type of asexual reproduction where a new organism develops from an outgrowth, known as a bud, on the parent organism. This process involves cell division at a specific site on the parent. 2. **Characteristics of Budding**: In budding, the new organism grows on the parent organism and eventually detaches when it is mature. This method of reproduction does not involve the fusion of gametes, which distinguishes it from sexual reproduction. 3. **Examples of Budding**: - **Example 1: Hydra**: Hydra is a small, freshwater organism that reproduces by budding. A bud forms on the body of the Hydra, grows, and eventually separates to become a new Hydra. ...
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  1. What is budding? Give two examples for the same.

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  2. Pregnancy is also known as .

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  3. In metamorphosis, a changes into an adult through a series of major c...

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  4. How many daughter cells are formed after one cycle of binary fission?

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  5. What is the first step in binary fission?

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  6. Which feature differentiates a tadpole from an adult frog?

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  7. What does the caterpillar transform into during the life cycle of a bu...

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  8. Which is the correct sequence of development in a frog?

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  9. Which of these is the correct set of examples of oviparous animals?

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  10. What do you call the animals whose embryos develop outside the female'...

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  11. What do you call the animals whose embryos develop inside the female's...

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  12. Which of these animals follows internal fertilization?

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  13. Which of these factors ensure fertilization in fishes?

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  14. Which of these animals follow external fertilization?

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  15. Which structure helps in transportation of ovum from an ovary to uteru...

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  16. Where is the female reproductive system present in human beings?

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  17. Which structure helps in transportation of sperms from testes?

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  18. What is the function of the tail in human sperm?

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  19. What is the approximate age at which a human female attains puberty?

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  20. What is puberty?

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  21. Which of these aptly describes a zygote?

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