AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Edmar was asked by his teacher to give an example of organisms that reproduce through binary fission. He answered bacteria. Do you think his answer is correct?
A
No, because bacteria reproduce through budding.
B
Yes, because bacteria reproduce by splitting in two.
C
No, because bacteria reproduce through spore formation.
D
Yes, because bacteria formed as an outgrowth of the parent.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Edmar was asked by his teacher to give an example of organisms that reproduce through binary fission. He answered bacteria. Do you think his answer is correct? No, because bacteria reproduce through budding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rhizopus, mushroom etc., reproduce by spore formation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amoeba reproduces asexually through binary fission. In this process, an individual divides itself into two daughter cells. These are genetically identical to each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sporogenesis is the production of spores in biology. The term is also used to refer to the process of reproduction via spores. Reproductive spores were found to be formed in eukaryotic organisms, such as plants, algae and fungi, during their normal reproductive life cycle.

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