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  4. A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations ?

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Q. A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations ?

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By binary fission, an individual protozoan will divide in two. In this way after six generations their number will be $64$.