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Our Environment

Question
CBSEENSC10014523

Write any two differences between binary fission and multiple fission in a tabular form as observed in cells of organisms.

Solution

Difference between binary fission and multiple fission are:

Binary Fission

Multiple fission

In binary fission, the single cell divides into halves that is into two.

In multiple fission, a single cell divides into many daughter cells simultaneously.

Binary fission is of two types; along any plane or longitudinally. Example: Amoeba(along any plane), Leishmania (longitudinally)

Multiple fission occurs along only one plane. Example: Plasmodium.