Question

Assertion: Prokaryotes reproduce asexually by binary fission. Reason: Because this division produce1 two daughter cells identical to the parent cell

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The sexual reproduction is absent in I prokaryotes due to absence of meiosis and syngamy. In prokaryotes the parent cell divide by binary fission into identical daughter cells.