alleryWhich organism reproduces by multiple fission?
AHydra
BAmoeba
CPlasmodium
DSpirogyra
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Plasmodium
1. Plasmodium, the malarial parasite, divides into many daughter cells at once.
2. This pattern is called multiple fission.
3. Amoeba uses binary fission; Hydra buds; Spirogyra fragments.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 7 "How do Organisms Reproduce", §7.2.1_
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