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The only mode of reproduction in ciliates that increases cell number is what?
AConjugation
BAutogamy
CGemmulation
DBinary fission
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Binary fission
Conjugation is sexual and does not directly increase numbers, so binary fission is the sole multiplication mode.
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