The illustration represents binary fission. Why is binary fission in Paramecium considered as asexual reproduction? A) Binary fi
ssion produces identical daughter cells. B) Binary fission produces non-identical daughter cells. C) Binary fission produces more than two daughter cells. D) Binary fission produces small and large daughter cells.
The right answer is A) Binary fission produces identical daughter cells.
Binary fission is a process where a mother cell gives two identical daughter cells (this is asexual reproduction since it is not done through gametes). A growth by binary fission leads, therefore, the doubling of the population with each generation.
It is the most common cell multiplication in prokaryotes.
