Binary+Fission

In binary fission an organism gets split into two through asexual reproduction. It usually occurs in prokaryotic organisms. During binary fission a cell splits into two completely identical cells. This means that each cell carries the very same DNA. The cell that does this is known as the parent cell and the cells that are created are known as the daughter cells. When you think of binary fission you should think of mitosis since they are both very similar. After the first two daughter cells are made, they to do binary fission creating even more cells. This is an ongoing process. Binary fission can explain why we have so many cells. References: I got the image on binary fission from []