When a ciliate reproduces asexually by mitosis
A. The macronucleus divides into two with each new cell receiving an identical macronucleus.
B. The macronuclei fuse with the micronuclei and then divide into two with each new cell receiving an identical fused nucleus.
C. The macronucleus doesn't divide but it goes to one new cell and the micronuclei go to the other.
D. The macronucleus divides into four micronuclei with each new cell receiving two micronuclei each.
Answer: A
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