Reproduction in Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms

Reproduction is the phenomenon which involves the production of an offspring by particular individual or individuals to propagate their species.
Unicellular organisms are single celled forms whereas multicellular organisms are made up of many cells. Depending upon the complexity of the body, reproduction in unicellular organisms is different from that of multicellular organisms.

Unicellular organisms reproduce by asexual means. This asexual mode of reproduction involves single parent to produce their offspring. Different asexual modes of reproduction include binary fission, multiple fission, fragmentation, budding etc.

Multicellular organisms can chose both asexual and sexual modes to reproduce their offspring. The mode of reproduction by organisms depends upon the favourable and unfvourable conditions prevailing.

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