(a) List in tabular form two differences between binary fission and multiple fission.
(b) What happens when a mature Spirogyra filament attains considerable length?
Answer:
(a)
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Binary Fission |
Multiple Fission |
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Mode of asexual reproduction in which parent organism splits to form two new organisms. |
Mode of asexual reproduction in which parent organism splits to form many new organisms at the same time. |
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Takes place only in favourable conditions. |
Can take place in both favourable and unfavourable conditions. |
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Example: Amoeba |
Example: Plasmodium |
(b)
When a mature spirogyra filament attains considerable length, it breaks into 2 or more fragments and each fragment then grows into a new spirogyra.