Q: What occurs when a parent organism breaks into fragments, or pieces, and each fragment develops into a new organism?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Fragmentation occurs when a parent organism breaks into fragments, or pieces, and each fragment develops into a new organism. Starfish, like the one in Figure below , reproduce this way. A new starfish can develop from a single ray, or arm. Starfish, however, are also capable of sexual reproduction.

 Choices:

- erosion

- absorption

- sollution

- fragmentation


A:
fragmentation