Question

In which of the following organisms, multiple fission is a means of asexual reproduction?

Options

• Yeast

• Leishmania

• Paramoecium

• Plasmodium

Answer 1

Plasmodium

Explanation:

Plasmodium, the parasite responsible for malaria, exhibits multiple fission, a type of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell divides into numerous daughter cells simultaneously. During its life cycle, Plasmodium conducts many fissions, producing numerous merozoites within a single-parent cell. This allows for fast multiplication and spread within the host's bloodstream.