The picture above shows multiple fission. Which of the following options explains the difference from binary fission? You may choose more than one option.
The picture above shows multiple fission. Which of the following options explains the difference from binary fission? You may choose more than one option.
The correct options are
A Many daughter cells are born from a single cell.
B Usually occurs when conditions are unfavorable.
C Daughter cells are much smaller than those in binary fission.
Multiple fission occurs usually when the environment is unfavorable. In multiple fission, many cells are produced instead of just two as in the case of binary fission. Because the cell splits into many cells of equal size, daughter cells produced by multiple fission are much smaller than the daughter cells of binary fission.
Organisms that undergo binary fission can reproduce by multiple fission. For example, amoeba and plasmodium reproduce by both multiple and binary fission depending on the environment conditions and stage of life cycle respectively.
A
Many daughter cells are born from a single cell.
B
Usually occurs when conditions are unfavorable.
C
Daughter cells are much smaller than those in binary fission.
Multiple fission occurs usually when the environment is unfavorable. In multiple fission, many cells are produced instead of just two as in the case of binary fission. Because the cell splits into many cells of equal size, daughter cells produced by multiple fission are much smaller than the daughter cells of binary fission.
Organisms that undergo binary fission can reproduce by multiple fission. For example, amoeba and plasmodium reproduce by both multiple and binary fission depending on the environment conditions and stage of life cycle respectively.
