Question

2. Assertion: Plasmodium divides into many daughter cells simultaneously
Reason: The above process is 'multiple fission', it refers to 'splitting into many'. It
is a kind of asexual reproduction.
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a) Both the assertion and the reason are correct and the reason is the correct
explanation of the assertion.
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b) The assertion and the reason are correct but the reason is not the correct
explanation of the assertion.
O c) Assertion is true but the reason is false
O d) The statement of the assertion is false but the reason is true​

Answer 1

a) Both the assertion and the reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion is the correct option.

• Multiple fission is a type of asexual reproduction.
• In the method, more than two daughter cells are formed.
• Nucleus divides multiple times in the process after which cytoplasm divides.
• Cytoplasm cleaves around genetic material to form new daughter cells.
• Example of organisms which undergo multiple fission are unicellular organisms like amoeba, plasmodium etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

Both the assertion and the reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion is the correct option. Multiple fission is a type of asexual reproduction. In the method, more than two daughter cells are formed. Nucleus divides multiple times in the process after which cytoplasm divides.