(b) Name one organism which reproduces by fission and another which reproduces by fragmentation.

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Amoeba reproduces by fission, binary fission in specific. Amoeba reproduces by binary fission by dividing its body into two parts.

Spirogyra reproduces by the method of fragmentation. Spirogyra filament simply breaks into two or more fragments on maturation, and each fragment then grows into a new Spirogyra.

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