You have identified a new single-celled organism in the laboratory and have observed that new daughter cells remain attached to the parent and then break away. You correctly hypothesize that this new organism reproduces by
A) budding.
B) binary fission.
C) copulation.
D) external fertilization.

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The observation of new daughter cells remaining attached to the parent and then breaking away suggests that this organism reproduces by budding, which is a form of asexual reproduction where a new individual grows as an outgrowth or bud from the parent organism and then detaches. Binary fission involves the splitting of a single parent cell into two identical daughter cells, copulation involves the fusion of two cells to form a new individual, and external fertilization involves the release of gametes into the external environment where fertilization occurs.

You Have Identified a New Single-Celled Organism in the Laboratory