Question

State whether the following statements are true or false:

Statement 1: Amoeba reproduces by budding.
Statement 2: Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.

• A. Statement 1: True; Statement 2: False
• B. Statement 1: False; Statement 2: False
• C. Statement 1: True; Statement 2: True
• D. Statement 1: False; Statement 2: True

Answer 1

The correct option is D Statement 1: False; Statement 2: True

• Binary fission is a type of asexual reproduction in which single parent cell give rise to two daughter cells.
• It is exhibited by primitive types of organisms like the Amoeba.
• Whereas in Budding, a small outgrowth called bud develops on the parent body which grows and then detaches to become a new organism.
• Budding is commenly seen in Yeast and Hydra.