Budding is a form of asexual reproduction where a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site. This process is seen in various organisms, including plants, fungi, and certain animals, such as hydras. The new organism remains attached as it grows, separating from the parent organism only after it is mature.

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Budding Involves

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Budding involves

A) pullulating gametes that accumulate in lobes on the gonads.
B) sporogenesis in outgrowths on males that lyse to release sperm into the environment.
C) fertilisation in autonomous sacs that are attached to individuals by thin strands of tissue.
D) the development of a new individual organism from outgrowths that form on a parent organism.
E) the development of eggs and embryos from outgrowths.

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