Question

Bacteria commonly reproduce vegetatively by

• A. Binary fission
• B. Conjugation
• C. Oidia
• D. Budding

Answer 1

The correct option is A Binary fission

• Bacteria reproduce asexually by binary fission. In this process, in presence of sufficient metabolite, chromosomes replicate and each chromosome attaches to a different portion of the membrane. The bacterial membrane grows and daughter chromosomes pulled apart. With the initiation of replication, there is also the growth of cell wall and septum formation, which cleaves bacterial cells into two daughter cells.
• Conjugation is a type of sexual reproduction in bacteria in which the transfer of genetic material takes place between two bacterial cells through a conjugation tube.
• Oidia is an asexually produced fungal spore.
• Budding is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site. It occurs in yeast, etc.

Thus, the correct answer is an option (A).