How do jellyfish reproduce??

Question

How do jellyfish reproduce??

Answer 1

Jellyfish use both asexual and sexual reproduction. Asexual  means without, while sexual means with the uniting of egg and sperm for the transfer of DNA from two parents. The bottom-dwelling forms of some jellyfish reproduce asexually by budding new polyps from the body or foot. Polyps also produce medusae by another asexual budding process that takes place at a certain time of year and is triggered by environmental factors, such as changes in temperature or light level. During this process the polyp splits in two and forms one to several small medusae. The fully formed medusae break free by swimming pulsations and grow to adults over the course of a month or longer.

The medusae of most species have separate sexes, but in a few species the same animal makes both eggs and sperm. No mating occurs. Sperm strands are released into the water by males and are taken up by females during feeding. In most species the fertilized  eggs, those that have united with sperm, develop into small larvae that swim to a suitable bottom material, attach, and develop into polyps. Some species lack a polyp stage.

Answer 2

I think it's called budding. I might be wrong cause I just learned about that stuff too.

Answer 3

A Jellyfish can produce sexually (having eggs) and asexually (budding).

Answer 4

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/jellyfish.h...

    * Jellyfish spawn when males release spawn into the water. Females' eggs are fertilized internally as they swim and pump water through the body.

    * After fertilization, eggs develop into tiny ciliated planktonic larvae called planulae, which are released into the water and float with the currents.

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