The Common Means of Sexual Reproduction Among Ciliated Protists Is

Question

The common means of sexual reproduction among ciliated protists is
A)budding.
B)fragmentation.
C)schizogony.
D)conjugation.
E)multiple fission.

Accepted Answer

Conjugation is the common means of sexual reproduction among ciliated protists. During conjugation, a temporary fusion of two cells occurs, and genetic material is exchanged between them, resulting in genetic recombination. Other options listed here are not typically associated with sexual reproduction in ciliated protists; budding, fragmentation, and multiple fission are typically associated with asexual reproduction, while schizogony is a type of multiple fission found in some parasitic protists but does not involve sexual reproduction.