Which type of asexual reproduction is most commonly used by bacteria?

• A. Meiosis
• B. Fragmentation
• C. Budding
• D. Binary fission

Answer: (D)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Understand that asexual reproduction in bacteria involves producing offspring without the fusion of gametes, resulting in genetically identical cells.
2. Review the options given: Meiosis, Fragmentation, Budding, and Binary fission, and recall their definitions and typical organisms that use them.
3. Recognize that meiosis is a type of sexual reproduction involving reduction division, so it is not used by bacteria for asexual reproduction.
4. Know that fragmentation and budding are asexual methods used by some organisms, but bacteria primarily reproduce by a different process.
5. Identify binary fission as the process where a bacterial cell duplicates its DNA and divides into two identical daughter cells, making it the most common asexual reproduction method in bacteria.