AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Starfish can asexually reproduce by producing offspring from a broken piece of the parent organism. This is an example of ____
A
budding
B
fragmentation
C
binary fission
D
vegetative propagation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fragmentation is the breaking of the body into two parts with subsequent regeneration. If the animal is capable of fragmentation, and the part is big enough, a separate individual will regrow. For example, in many sea stars, asexual reproduction is accomplished by fragmentation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Starfish exhibit an asexual mode of reproduction through binary fission and regeneration. Starfish is a bisexual organism and undergoes regeneration as a method for asexual reproduction. In binary fission, the parent organism’s cell divides exactly into two genetically identical daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -starfish follows the fragmentation method.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sea stars can reproduce through fragmentation. The large arm, a fragment from another sea star, is developing into a new individual. Fragmentation is the breaking of the body into two parts with subsequent regeneration.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fragmentation. In fragmentation, a body breaks into several fragments, which later develop into complete organisms. For example, a new starfish can develop from a single ray or arm. In addition to starfish, this type of reproduction is common among some worms, fungi, and plants.

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