Question

In the context of reproduction of species, state the main difference between fission and fragmentation. Also give an example of the organism which reproduces by each method

Answer 1

fission is when the cell/s of an organism simply divides into two or more to, in any orientation (definite or indefinite) to give rise to new individuals. ex: amoeba, plasmodium, leishmania

in fragmentation, the organism breaks into pieces and each piece develops into a new individual. ex: spirogyra