Hermaphroditism a evolved in barnacles and snails because of

Hermaphroditism

a. evolved in barnacles and snails because of their limited mobility.

b. does not involve anisogamy.

c. refers to the ability to reproduce without sex.

d. means having only one kind of gamete (sex cell).

e. is primarily an adaptation for self-fertilization.

Solution

Answer:

a. evolved in barnacles and snails because of their limited mobility.

Sponges, sea anemones, tapeworms, snails, and earthworms are all simultaneous hermaphrodites possessing both male and female reproductive organs at the same time. These animals are either sedentary species (remaining in one place all their life) or they are mobile, but do not range widely.