The hydra is a very small, simple animal that lives in water. Hydras reproduce asexually by budding, a process in which a bud breaks off an adult hydra and floats away. Which of the following best describes a hydra bud? 	
A) 	A hydra bud contains genetic material from its two parents. 	 	
B) 	A hydra bud has different mutations than the parent hydra. 	 	
C) 	A hydra bud is genetically identical to the parent hydra. 	 	
D) 	A hydra bud has half as much genetic material as the parent hydra.