AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The main advantage of vegetative propagation methods is that the new plants contain the genetic material of only one parent, so they are essentially clones of the parent plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is true that vegetative propagation is a faster mechanism of reproduction as compared to sexual reproduction. This is because it doesn’t require waiting for the development of the sexual organs of the plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants propagated by asexual propagation are true-to-type genetically.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants produced by vegetative propagation take less time to grow and bear flowers and fruits earlier than those produced from seeds. The new plants are exact copies of the parent plant, as they are produced from a single parent.