Q15) What can be concluded about the division in plasmodium? a) The cyst divides repeatedly to form many daughter cells. b) The cell divides multiple times giving rise to many daughter cells. c) The nucleus divides repeatedly inside the cell to form new daughter cells. d) The cyst enlarges in size and then bursts producing many new daughter cells.
Answer. In Plasmodium blood-stage schizogony, the nuclear membrane divides to separate daughter genomes and the cell does not divide until several cycles of mitosis have produced a multinuclear cell.