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Under unfavourable condition, the Amoeba withdraws its pseudopodia and secretes a three layered hard covering or cyst around itself. This phenomenon is known as encystation.
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  18. Define encystation.

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  19. What is sporulation? Give an example.

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  20. What is meanty by fragmentation? Give an example.

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