Question

How do plasmodium and Leishmania reproduce? write one difference in their mode of reproduction.

Why are budding, fragmentation and Regeneration all considered as asexual type of reproduction?

What is multiple fission? How does it occur in an organism? Explain briefly. Name one organism which exhibits this type of reproduction.

All the reproductive methods of living organisms are broadly categorized into two types : 1. Asexual reproduction, and 2. Sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction involves the participation of a single parent without the formation of gametes, fertilisation and transfer of genetic material. This method is a common means of rapidly increasing offsprings under favourable conditions.