Question

What is the basic difference between binary fission and budding?
(a) In budding, the parent identity is lost, while in binary fission, it is maintained
(b) In binary fission, the parent identity is lost, while it is maintained in budding
(c) There is a fusion of daughter cells in binary fission while in budding, genetically non-identical daughter cells are produced
(d) In binary fission, two dissimilar individuals (daughter cells) are formed while in budding daughter and parent cells are similar.

Answer 1

Binary fission is a type of asexual reproduction in which a parent cell itself divides to form two daughter cells. Budding is a type of asexual reproduction in which, the parent organism gives rise to a daughter cell that is attached to its body and later detaches from it.

Complete step by step answer:
Binary fission and budding both different methods of asexual reproduction. in binary fission, the parent cells are split into two daughter cells and lose their parent identity. Whereas in budding, the parent cell first produces an outgrowth or a bud that gets detached from the parent body after maturation and survives as an individual and thus maintains their parent identity.

Additional Information:

Binary Fission	Budding
In binary fission, two equal-sized identical cells are formed.	In budding unequal sized cells are formed which are attached to each other
In the case of binary fission, the cytoplasm divides evenly and the nucleus is split into two.	In budding, an outgrowth is formed and only a part of the parent cytoplasm migrates into it
Prokaryotes including bacteria, as well as some eukaryotes like the amoeba, show binary fission.	Eukaryotes like yeast or hydra show budding as a mode of asexual reproduction.

Note:
- Both binary fission and budding are forms of asexual reproduction in different organisms.
- While binary fission is a type of fission. In certain organisms, multiple fission may also be seen where an organism forms multiple daughter cells. Budding is a type of vegetative propagation.
- Binary fission is a natural process that occurs in the organisms, whereas in certain conditions budding can also be introduced artificially.