Which method of reproduction posed a challenge for clam and oyster fishery workers who thought that cutting predatory sea stars into parts would kill them, but only increased the number of sea stars?
a. Fragmentation
b. Fusion
c. Budding
d. Fission
a. Fragmentation
When fishery workers cut predatory sea stars in to parts, the sea stars multiplied through fragmentation. They were able to grow back an entire body from just one fragment of their body.
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