NEET Biology question

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The following table summarizes the differences between self-fertilization and cross-fertilization. Pick out the wrong difference. Self-fertilization — Cross-fertilization

(A)It is uniparental. — It is biparental.
(B)It involves the fusion of male and female gametes of the same parent. — It involves the fusion of two gametes produced by different parents.
(C)Examples: *Pheretima*, *Periplaneta*. — Examples: *Taenia*, *Rana tigrina*.Correct
(D)None of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

*Pheretima* (earthworm) and *Periplaneta* (cockroach) are not good examples of self-fertilisation (earthworm cross-fertilises, cockroach is dioecious), while *Taenia* (tapeworm, often self-fertilising

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