Starfish can regenerate lost arms. This asexual reproductive method is called:
Answer
Fragmentation
The correct answer is Fragmentation — Select the term that matches this process.
Step-by-step solution
- Identify the process where a part of an organism breaks off and develops into a new individual.
- Recognise that budding produces a new individual while still attached, and parthenogenesis involves unfertilised eggs.
- Understand that starfish arms that detach and grow into new individuals illustrate fragmentation.
- Select the term that matches this process.
Common mistake: Confusing regeneration with budding.
Concept tested: Asexual reproduction – fragmentation
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