Transverse binary fission occurs in

Options

A. Euglena
B. Amoeba
C. Hydra
D. Paramecium

Answer

D

Explanation

During favorable conditions, Paramecium commonly reproduces by transverse ot horizontal binary fission which is at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body. Paramecium stops feeding and oral groove and buccal structures begin to disappear. The micronucleus starts dividing by the complicated process of mitosis. After separation of daughter micronuclei, the macronucleus divides amitotically.