Q.

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions from (i) to (v).

Sexual reproduction is a method to give rise to one’s progeny. In higher animals, male and female gametes are produced by different individuals to carry out sexual reproduction. Such individuals are said to be unisexual. However, in some animals like flatworm, earthworm, leech, and hydra both male and female gametes are produced by the same individual. Such organisms are said to be hermaphrodites or bisexual. Male and female gametes fertilise to form a zygote that has trail of characters from both the parents.

 

(ii) The offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variations because ________.

1 sexual reproduction is a lengthy process  
2 genetic material comes from two parents of the same species  
3 genetic material comes from two parents of different species  
4 genetic material comes only from one parent  

Ans.

(2)