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6. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is
called
(a) budding
(b) multiple fission
(c) Binary fission
(d) reduction division

Activity 8.5(a)

Aim:- To show vegetative propagation in plants
Materials required: Pieces of potato with buds called ‘eyes’, ginger, turmeric with nodes and
internodes, leaves of bryophyllum.

How to proceed:
1. Take a Bryophyllum leaf and put it in a rich manure- rich soil.
2. Water the soil as per requirement.
3. Observe the shoots emerging from the margin of the leaf in about 15 days.

Observation: Buds are produced in the notches along the leaf margin of Bryophyllum.

Inference: The buds produced may fall on the soil and develop onto new plants.

Activity 8.5(b)

Aim:- To study growth of fungus on white bread.

Materials required: Slice of bread and water.

How to proceed:

1. Wet a slice of bread and keep it in a cool and moist place.
2. Observe the surface of the slice with a magnifying glass.