How does a hydra reproduce asexually?
By multiple fission
Transverse binary fission
Budding
Asymmetrical binary fission
Hydra reproduces asexually by budding.
(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.
How does binary fission differ from multiple fission? [3 MARKS]