Multiple choice

When a multinucleated protist divides into two or more multinucleated daughter cells, the process is called

  1. plasmotomy

  2. fragmentation

  3. multiple fission

  4. all of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Multiple fission at the cellular level occurs in many protists, e.g. sporozoans and algae. The nucleus of the parent cell divides several times by mitosis, producing several nuclei. The cytoplasm then separates, creating multiple daughter cells.

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