The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is called
(a) budding
(b) reduction division
(c) binary fission
(d) multiple fission
Answer:
Checking the options:
- (a) budding - Mode of asexual reproduction in which a small part of the body of a parent organism grows out as a bud which then detaches and becomes a new organism.
- (b) reduction division - cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms.
- (c) binary fission - Mode of asexual reproduction in which parent organism splits to form two new organisms.
- (d) multiple fission - Mode of asexual reproduction in which parent organism splits to form many new organisms at the same time.
So, the correct answer is (d).