Multiple choice

Plasmodium, which causes malaria, reproduces by

  1. binary fission

  2. multiple fission

  3. regeneration

  4. spore formation
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Plasmodium, the malaria parasite, reproduces by multiple fission (schizogony). In this process, one parent cell divides repeatedly to produce numerous daughter cells (merozoites) simultaneously. Binary fission produces only two daughter cells, while Plasmodium produces many.

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