Check sibling questions

Differentiate between fission and fragmentation.

 

Answer:

Fission

Fragmentation

1.It occurs in Unicellular organisms

1.Occurs in Multicellular organisms

2. Two or more identical daughter cells are formed.

2.The products of fragmentation are generally unequal and dissimilar.

3. Nuclear division occurs.

3. No nuclear division occurs.

4. For example -   Amoeba, Paramecium, Yeast etc.

4. For example, Spirogyra etc.

 


Transcript

FRAGMENTATION IN SPIROGYRA Nucleus Septa Spiral Chloroplast MULTIPLE FISSION Schizont Daughter Nuclei Merozoites Rupturing schizont wall

  1. Class 10
  2. Chapter 8 Class 10 - How do Organisms Reproduce?

About the Author

Maninder Singh

CA Maninder Singh is a Chartered Accountant for the past 14 years and a teacher from the past 18 years. He teaches Science, Economics, Accounting and English at Teachoo