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Organisms reproduce asexually in a variety of ways. A bacterium reproduces by making a copy of its chromosome, growing larger, then dividing into two separate, genetically identical cells. This process is called ____

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Fission

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The cell creates an identical copy of its nucleus and cell system and splits into two to create its identical offspring.

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