Question 9 The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is called (a) budding (b) reduction division (c) binary fission (d) multiple fission
(a) What is meant by the term 'fission' as used in biology? (b) How does binary fission differ from multiple fission? (c) Name one organism which reproduces by binary fission and another which reproduces by multiple fission. (d) State whether the above-named organisms are animals or plants.
The basic forms of asexual reproduction are fission, budding, gemmulation and fragmentation. Binary fission is common among