Q.

The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is called:

1 Budding  
2 Reduction division  
3 Multiple fission  
4 Binary fission  

Ans.

(3)

Plasmodium reproduces asexually after feeding on red blood cells, a process known as schizogony or multiple fission. Plasmodium divides into numerous cells during multiple fission.