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Splitting into two is called binary fission. It is typical of bacteria and protozoa. Because only one individual is involved it is an example of asexual reproduction. The new individuals will be genetically identical to each other (barring mutations) and will form a clone. For much more detail see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AsexualReproduction.html

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Yes they do. Cells for example grow large enough and just split in half. this is a type of asexual reproduction.

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water; Amoeba and a number of other prokaryots

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ALl cells do that but star fish do it too

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paramecium.

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