You discover an unknown protist. A section breaks off from the main protist specimen, and this piece develops into an adult protist. Select the type of reproduction your specimen underwent and the name of this particular process.(1 point) Responses sexual reproduction; conjugation sexual reproduction; conjugation asexual reproduction; fragmentation asexual reproduction; fragmentation asexual reproduction; budding asexual reproduction; budding sexual reproduction; fission
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The scenario you described involves a section breaking off from the main protist and developing into an adult protist. This indicates a form of asexual reproduction where a piece of the organism can grow into a new individual. The correct answer is:
Asexual reproduction; fragmentation.
