A cheetah is a multicellular organism. A paramecium is a unicellular organism. How do these two organisms differ in terms of how they produce offspring? (SC.912.L.16.17)
The cheetah uses sexual reproduction, while the paramecium uses meiosis.
The cheetah uses binary fission, while the paramecium uses sexual reproduction.
The cheetah uses asexual reproduction, while the paramecium uses binary fission.
The cheetah uses sexual reproduction, while the paramecium uses asexual reproduction.
The correct answer is: The cheetah uses sexual reproduction, while the paramecium uses asexual reproduction.
Cheetahs reproduce sexually, meaning they require a male and female to produce offspring through the fusion of gametes. Paramecium, on the other hand, reproduce asexually through a process called binary fission, where the cell divides into two identical daughter cells.