Bacteria reproduce by _________.

Mitosis

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Meiosis

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Binary fusion

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Binary fission

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Solution

The correct option is D
Binary fission

Bacteria reproduce by a process called Binary fission. Here, one bacterial cell elongates and divides into two daughter cells.

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Yeast reproduces by
(a) budding
(b) spore formation
(c) binary fission
(d) fragmentation

Name one animal each which reproduces :

(a) by binary fission, and (b) by budding.

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