Amoeba is immortal because

Parental body is distributed among the offsprings during binary fission.

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It is microscopic.

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It reproduces by sexual method only.

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It is multicellular.

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Solution

The correct option is A Parental body is distributed among the offsprings during binary fission.
The protozoans like the Amoeba are considered as immortal because they divide by binary fission. During this type of asexual reproduction, there is distribution of the parent body into two daughter cells. The parental identity gets lost in the case of binary fission.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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There is no natrual death in single celled organisms like Amoeba and bacteria because
(a) They cannot reproduce sexually
(b) They reporduce by binary fission
(c) Parental body is distributed among the offspring
(d) They are microscopic

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Statement 1: Amoeba reproduces by budding.
Statement 2: Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.

Q. Assertion: Amoeba reproduce by binary fission during unfavourable conditions
Reason: During binary fission the Amoeba withdraws its pseudopodia and forms a cyst around itself.

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Q. Question 16
Fill up the blanks with the terms given below:
body, asexual. binary, single, nucleus
Amoeba is a ___ celled organism. It reproduces by ___ reproduction. The process of reproduction begins by the division of its ___ into two. This is followed by the division of its ___ into two. This type of reproduction is called ___ fission

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