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A protozoan reproduces by binary fission. What will be the number of protozoans in its population after six generations?
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Binary fission, a mode of asexual reproduction in protozoan produce two offsprings from parent individual. So,
Single protozoan 
individual 
(1" generation) (II)
(III) (IV) (V) (VI)
Thus, the population of protozoan will be 64 , after six generations.
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