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Question
Lila observed that a pond with clear water was covered up with a green alga within a week. By which method of reproduction did the algae spread so rapidly?
Options
Budding
Sexual reproduction
Fragmentation
Pollination
Solution
Fragmentation
Explanation:
In fragmentation, the parent body breaks down into two or more fragments. Each body fragment develops into an organism. Fragmentation is a sexual mode of reproduction and the plant body can be fragmented into many parts and each part can develop into a new plant, through this method algae spread rapidly.
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