Question

The process of asexual reproduction in amoeba is
A. Binary fission
B. Budding
C. Vegetative reproduction
D. Spore formation

Answer 1

In order to form two daughter cells, Amoeba divides into two half cells. The parent itself is a reproductive entity in the process of asexual reproduction in which amoeba reproduces and continues to live as two individual daughters.

Complete answer:
The mechanism called binary fission is the process by which amoeba reproduces asexually. Binary fission occurs in single-celled animals belonging to the Kingdom of Monera and Protista (Amoeba and paramoecium). In this process, the parent organism is divided into two parts, each half being an independent daughter organism. It means that the parent body as a whole forms a reproductive entity and that the parent continues to live as two separate daughters.
Binary fission is of the following types, depending on the plane of division:
Simple binary fission: Sometimes referred to as sporadic binary fission. The organism can split in any direction. Amoeba, for instance.
Longitudinal binary fission: The division plane passes along the longitudinal axis of the organism. Euglena, for instance.
Transverse Binary Division: The plane of this division runs along the transverse axis of the organism, such as Bacteria, Paramoecium, Diatoms.

The correct answer is, therefore,' Binary fission.'

Note: Binary fission involves bacterial amitosis and nucleus mitotic division in yeast and amoeba, i.e., karyokinesis (cytoplasm division) accompanied by cytokinesis (a division of the nucleus). In binary fission, the parent cell disappears. Like in budding, a protuberance is absent in binary fission. The number of daughter cells in the chromosome does not change. Via binary fission, organelles like mitochondria are also isolated.