The model here shows a process by which a hydra, an aquatic organism, produces a new offspring that is a clone of the original organism. If a student is explaining how the organism creates its own clone, which process would be included in the explanation?

Question

Responses
A mitosismitosis
B meiosismeiosis
C fertilizationfertilization
D binary fission

Answer 1

The correct process that should be included in the explanation is A mitosis.

Mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells, which is how an organism like a hydra can produce a clone of itself asexually. While binary fission is also a method of asexual reproduction in some organisms, hydras specifically reproduce through a process that involves mitosis.