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Asexual Reproduction and Its Types: Fission

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A worm X found in freshwater and slow-moving streams has been accidently cut into three pieces. It was observed that in due course of time, each cut piece of the worm develops to become a complete worm by growing all the missing parts.

(a) Name the worm X which can exhibit this phenomenon of making complete worm from its cut body parts.

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Worm X is Planaria which develops by the process of Regeneration.

Regeneration is a process by which there occurs complete development of the organisms from the body parts.

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