Statement I: Earthworms are examples of hermaphroditic animals possessing both male and female reproductive organs.
Statement II: Cockroaches are examples of bisexual animals possessing both male and female reproductive organs.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) -Only Statement I is correct.
Plants may have both male and female reproductive structures in the same plant (bisexual) or on different plants (unisexual) . In several fungi and plants, terms such as homothallic and monoecious are used to denote the bisexual condition and heterothallic and dioecious are the terms used to describe unisexual condition.
Earthworms, sponge, tapeworm and leech, typical examples of bisexual animals that possess both male and female reproductive organs, are hermaphrodites. Cockroach is an example of a unisexual species.