Question

When a parent cell makes several nuclei and divides to make several daughter cells, it is called _____.

A.) meiosis
B.) mitosis
C.) binary fission
D.) multiple fission

Answer 1

The correct answer is D, multiple fission. During this process, the nucleus divides many times y mitosis. This is followed by the separation of cytoplasm, and this creates several daughter cells. The process occurs in many protists.