The small bulb-like projection coming out from the yeast cell is called -
A
Bud
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B
Roots
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C
Leaf
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D
Stem
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Solution
The correct option is B Bud Budding is the main method of reproduction in yeast. During favorable conditions, yeast reproduces by budding in which a small bulb-like outgrowth called bud forms on parent cell. After this nucleus of parent cell divides and migrates into bud. This bud increases in size and finally breaks off. Thus the correct answer is option A.