- Microorganisms can be Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, Protozoa.

 
- Prokaryotes such as bacteria divide into two identical cells by the process
of Binary Fission.
- Prokaryotes are single-celled organisms belonging to the domains
Bacteria and Archaea.

BINARY FISSION
- Is a type of asexual reproduction where a parent cell divides, resulting in
two identical cells, each having the potential to grow to the size of the
original cell.
– An organism grows and duplicates its genetic material then divides into two.

Process of Binary Fission

-  In the process of binary fission, an organism duplicates its genetic material,
or DNA, and then divides into two parts with each new organism receiving
one copy of DNA.

- Is the process of one cell simply dividing into two.

- Sea Anemones, Bacteria, Amoeba can reproduce by Binary Fission.

Prokaryotic Binary Fission

The prokaryotic cell contains DNA that is tightly coiled prior to cellular splitting. The process starts by
creating a replicate of the genetic material. Next, the chromosomes segregate to separate poles of the
cell — a process called “karyokinesis”. The cytoplasm is subsequently cleaved into two by a new cell
membrane forming (cytokinesis). A cell wall also forms if the original (parent) cell has one.As shown,
the method of bacterial replication appears to be fast and simple. Inside a bacterial cell, the stages are
as follows: (1) genomic replication, (2) chromosome segregation, and (3) cytokinesis
Type of cell that undergoes in Binary Fission
Binary fission is common among prokaryotes,
(e.g. archaea, eubacteria, cyanobacteria), and certain protozoans (e.g. amoeba).

Binary Fission Examples

Several organisms perform binary fission. Bacteria, for instance, use it as a way to
reproduce. As already mentioned above, bacterial fission entails chromosomal
replication, chromosomal segregation, and cell splitting. Another group of organisms
that reproduce by binary fission is the protozoa. In protozoan fission, the process is
similar as it entails similar fundamental stages. However, protozoa differ from
prokaryotes in having mitochondria that have to be duplicated and divided as well. They
differ in how their cell splits. For instance, in amoebae, cytokinesis takes place along
any plane. Thus, their binary fission exemplifies the irregular type. As for longitudinal-
type, Euglena is an example. Ceratium, in turn, is a protozoan in which cytokinesis
occurs obliquely. Paramecium is an example of a protozoan whose binary fission is
transverse-type.
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