Question

What are the organisms called bear both the sex organs in the same individual. Give one example of such an organism.

Answer 1

Hint: The organisms found in an ecosystem have different physical characteristics according to which the organisms are classified. Even the reproduction process also different in different organisms and some organisms bear both the sex organs in the same individual.

Complete Answer:
- To solve this question, we have to know about the sex organs of organisms. The male gametes are termed as sperm and the female gametes are termed as ova or egg. In the sexual reproduction process both the male and female gametes fuse together for fertilization.
- In humans, both egg and the sperm cells are produced separately depending on the gender but in some organisms both the egg and sperm are produced in a single individual such organisms are considered as hermaphrodites. They produce egg and sperm simultaneously with the help of sexual reproduction.
- In many animals the zygote undergoes mitotic cell division and forms two cells that are termed as embryos. The continued division of embryonic cells to form blastula. Animals like frogs go further division of cells to form gastrula. Gastrula is a two layer sac with an opening at one end formed in embryonic development.
- In some animals the zygote undergoes mitotic cell division and forms two cells that are termed as embryos. The continued division of embryonic cells to form blastula. Animals like frogs go further division of cells to form gastrula. It seems like a double bubble that means one bubble inside another bubble.
- Most of the plants especially flowering plants are hermaphrodites and are termed as bisexual. Hermaphrodite animals include invertebrates like; worms, snails, trematodes, slugs, and barnacles.

Note: In humans also such conditions are observed but it is very rare and termed as intersex. In this condition the ovarian and the testicular tissue get separated or combine and the condition is termed as ovotestis. In other words, it is the condition where the physical characteristics intermediate between the true female and true male.