Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:

Which of the following is not an example of hermaphrodite animal?

Options:

Leech

Earthworm

Cockroach

Tapeworm

Correct Answer:

Cockroach

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3)- Cockroach

Species which possess either male or female reproductive organs are unisexual. Hermaphroditism is a condition in which an individual organism possesses both male and female reproductive organs.

Earthworms, sponge, tapeworm and leech, typical examples of bisexual animals that possess both male and female reproductive organs, are hermaphrodites. Cockroaches are not hermaphrodites. They have separate sexes, meaning there are distinct male and female individuals.