Question

Unicellular cyanobacteria reproduce asexually by ________.

• A. Conjugation
• B. Fragmentation
• C. Binary fission
• D. Hormogones

Answer 1

The correct option is C Binary fission

• Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic organisms that can be unicellular or multicellular.
• The unicellular organisms reproduce asexually by the process of binary fission and the multicellular organisms by fragmentation.
• In binary fission, the parent cell divides into two cells. Initially, the nucleus replicates and forms two copies through karyokinesis and later the cell divides through cytokinesis to form two daughter cells which grow to form individual cells.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.