Multiple choice

Which of the following organism reproduces by binary fission?

  1. Yeast

  2. Hydra

  3. Paramecium

  4. Amoeba
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Explanation

The single-celled amoeba demonstrates a simple method of asexual reproduction i.e.binary fission. It divides in two parts by a process called binary fission, producing two smaller daughter cells. After a period of feeding and growth these two daughter cells will themselves divide in half.

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