Fragmentation
Fragmentation: Overview
This topic explains fragmentation. It is a mode of asexual reproduction in which the body of an organism breaks into two and each fragment develops into a new organism. This happens in multicellular organisms with simple body structure.
Important Questions on Fragmentation
A filamentous alga X is found in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams. The filament of this alga simply breaks into two (or more) pieces on maturing and each piece then grows to become a complete new alga.
Name one marine animal that forms a mutual relationship with clownfish which reproduces in the same way as alga X.
A filamentous alga X is found in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams. The filament of this alga simply breaks into two (or more) pieces on maturing and each piece then grows to become a complete new alga.
An Amoeba also breaks up to form two daughter Amoebae. What is the difference in the splitting of Amoeba and splitting of this alga as a method of reproduction?
A filamentous alga X is found in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams. The filament of this alga simply breaks into two (or more) pieces on maturing and each piece then grows to become a complete new alga.
What is the method of forming new algae by the breaking of parent alga known as?
A filamentous alga X is found in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams. The filament of this alga simply breaks into two (or more) pieces on maturing and each piece then grows to become a complete new alga.
What is the colour of X? (Orange/ Green/ Yellow)
A filamentous alga X is found in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams. The filament of this alga simply breaks into two (or more) pieces on maturing and each piece then grows to become a complete new alga.
Name an alga having spiral chloroplast which X is likely to be?
The organisms which can reproduce by fragmentation are
An alga which reproduces by the asexual reproduction method called fragmentation is
In Spirogyra, asexual reproduction takes place by
