Question

Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in

• A. amoeba
• B. yeast
• C. plasmodium
• D. leishmania

Answer 1

The correct option is B

yeast

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. In Yeast, the parent cell develops a few tiny protrusions before developing into a bud.
2. Typically, the daughter nucleus divides and moves to the daughter cell while still inside the parent cell.
3. Initially, the buds split from the mother's body.
4. Inside the bud, a chain of cells continues to form as the process progresses.
5. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the common name for yeast, which mostly reproduces sexually and asexually.
6. The entire procedure is known as budding.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Binary fission is a typical asexual reproduction strategy used by amoeba.
2. A single cell divides into two daughter cells of the same size during this process.

Option C:

1. Malaria's parasite Plasmodium uses specific proteins to cling to cellular receptors on both its human host and mosquito vector.
2. Adherence is essential for parasite growth, host cell penetration and invasion, and defense against vector and host immune systems.

Option D:

1. Leishmanias are protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and the class Kinetoplastea.
2. Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne illness brought on by this parasite, is contracted by being bitten by infected sandflies.

Final answer: Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in yeast.