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

binary fission

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multiple-fission

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regeneration

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budding

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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.

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