Multiple choice

Regeneration in Hydra will be faster if it is cut from

  1. tentacles

  2. hypostome

  3. base

  4. All of these

  5. -

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Explanation

From a single cut along the body column, two different types of regeneration arise; foot regeneration from the apical part and head regeneration from the basal part. The high proportion of stem cells in the Hydra body column supports these fast and efficient processes.