Question

How does binary fission differ from multiple fission?

Answer 1

Binary fission	Multiple fission
1) No protective coat or wall or cyst is formed around the cell.	1) A cyst or a protective coat or wall is formed around the cell.
2) A fully mature individual cell divides into two producing two daughter individuals.	2) The cell nucleus divides many times within the cyst to produce many daughter nuclei. Each gathers cytoplasm and forms daughter individuals.
3) No such phenomenon occurs.	3) The parent cell breaks away, releasing many individuals at once.

Multiple fission in Plasmodium

Binary fission in Amoeba