alleryWhich unicellular organism reproduces by binary fission in any plane?
ALeishmania
BAmoeba
CPlasmodium
DYeast
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Amoeba
1. Amoeba lacks any fixed orientation of its body.
2. Its binary fission therefore proceeds along any random plane.
3. Leishmania (definite plane), Plasmodium (multiple fission), and Yeast (budding) follow different patterns.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 7 "How do Organisms Reproduce", §7.2.1_
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