alleryBinary fission in bacteria produces
AMany spores at one time
BFour identical daughter cells
CTwo identical daughter cells
DOne single mother cell only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Two identical daughter cells
1. The chapter describes binary fission step by step.
2. Binary means two; fission means splitting.
3. The nucleus divides and the cell splits across the middle.
4. Two daughter cells result.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 8, Ch 3 Reproduction in Plants (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on binary fission_
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