Amoeba multiplies by mitotic cell division. Does this contribute to growth or reproduction? Explain.

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Amoeba is a unicellular organism. It undergoes division and gives rise to two amoebae. Therefore, in unicellular organisms, cell division is the same as reproduction. It is a form of asexual reproduction called binary fission.

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