Question

Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in

• A. Amoeba
• B. Yeast
• C. Plasmodium
• D. Leishmania

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Yeast

The correct option B:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Asexual reproduction produces offspring from a single parent species.
2. Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms that are unicellular and reproduce asexually through budding.
3. Budding is an asymmetric division process that leads to the formation of a small protuberance on the parent cell, which eventually expands and separates from the parent to produce daughter cells.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

Amoeba reproduces through binary fission, which is a type of asexual reproduction.

Option C:

Plasmodium reproduces asexually through multiple fission.

Option D:

Leishmania reproduces asexually through binary fission.

Final answer: Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in yeast.