Question

Lila observed that a pond with clear water was covered up with a green algae within a week. By which method of reproduction did the algae spread so rapidly?

Options

• Budding

• Sexual reproduction

• Fragmentation

• Pollination

Answer 1

Fragmentation

Explanation:

In fragmentation, the parent body breaks down into two or more fragments. Each body fragment develops into an organism. Fragmentation is a sexual mode of reproduction and the plant body can be fragmented into many parts and each part can develop into a new plant, through this method algae spread rapidly.