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

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A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations ? (A) 128 (B) 24 (C) 64 (D) 32

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/biology/b800d1e3f756464663633e855c603d78-.jpeg" /> By binary fission, an individual protozoan will divide in two. In this way after six generations their number will be 64.

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

$128$

$24$

$64$

$32$

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