Question

Malaria is a disease caused by a protozoan called Plasmodium. When a Plasmodium enters the body of an individual, it quickly spreads to the rest of the body by increasing its number.

A Plasmodium increases its number in an individual’s body by

• A. binary fission
• B. multiple-fission
• C. regeneration
• D. budding

Answer 1

The correct option is B

multiple-fission

A Plasmodium reproduces asexually by the method of multiple-fission. In this method, a single cell gets divided into many daughter cells simultaneously. This helps the organism quickly spread through the body of an affected individual.