A form of asexual reproduction in which the parent divides into two approximately equal parts is
A)fragmentation.
B)multiple fission.
C)internal budding.
D)binary fission.
E)external budding.

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Binary fission is the form of asexual reproduction in which one parent organism divides into two roughly equal parts, each of which then undergoes significant growth and eventually becomes a new individual organism. It is the most common form of asexual reproduction in prokaryotes, and also occurs in some unicellular eukaryotes and certain multicellular organisms such as hydra. Fragmentation involves breaking of the parent organism into multiple parts, each of which can regenerate into a complete individual, while multiple fission involves an individual dividing into many smaller individuals simultaneously. Internal budding and external budding are also forms of asexual reproduction, but they involve the development of new individuals as outgrowths or buds from the parent organism, rather than through division.

A Form of Asexual Reproduction in Which the Parent Divides