Question

how do plasmodium and leishmania reproduce ? write one difference in their mode of reproduction

Answer 1

Plasmodium reproduces by multiple fission whereas leishmania reproduces by binary fission. 
In binary fission parent divides into two organisms whereas in multiple parent can divide into many organisms. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) are generally thought to multiply by binary fission; however, data from quantitative microspectrophotometry indicate that nuclear fusion or sexual reproduction takes place in the intracellular amastigote form.