Question

Difference between binary fission and budding.

Answer 1

1. The division of cells into two daughter cells is known as binary fission.
2. The process of formation of new buds from the parent organism is known as budding.

Binary fission	Budding
1. It is a type of fission.	1. It is a type of vegetative propagation.
2. It is hard to identify the parent cell as it gets divided into daughter cells.	2. The parent cell detaches from the new cell.
3. The type of division is a symmetric division.	3. The type of division is an asymmetric division.
4. Examples: bacteria, archaea.	4. Examples: Yeast, hydra