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A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations?

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128

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24

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64

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32

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The correct option is C 64
A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. The number of protozoans in its population after six generations would be $2^{6} = 64$ .

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