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Write two differences between binary fission and multiple fission in a tabular form.
Write any two differences between binary fission and multiple fission in a tabular form as observed in cells of organisms.
Solution 1
| Binary Fission | Multiple Fission |
| Only two daughter cells are produced. | More than two daughter cells are produced. |
| Nuclear division is immediately followed by cytoplasmic division. | Nuclear division is not immediately followed by cytoplasmic division. |
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Solution 2
Two differences between binary fission and multiple fission are as follows:
| Binary Fission | Multiple fission |
| In binary fission, the single cell divides into halves. | In multiple fission, a single cell divides into many daughter cells simultaneously. |
| Binary fission is of two types; along any plane or longitudinally. Example: Amoeba (along any plane), Leishmania (longitudinally) | Multiple fission occurs along only one plane. Example: Plasmodium |
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