alleryWhich organism divides into many daughter cells by multiple fission?
APlasmodium
BParamecium
CPlanaria
DPhysarum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Plasmodium
1. Some single-celled organisms do not stop at two.
2. The malarial parasite Plasmodium divides into many daughter cells simultaneously.
3. This pattern is called multiple fission.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 8 'How do Organisms Reproduce?'_
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