AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What advantage would a plant have when it reproduces using vegetative propagation?
A
The plant can adapt easily to environmental changes.
B
The plant will produce plants with genetic variability
C
The plant will produce plants well adapted to its environment
D
The plant will develop genetic diversity due to its parents DNA.
E
The plant will be able to reproduce quickly.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The advantages of vegetative propagation are: a) The plants cultivated are genetically identical to their parents. b) Plants can be cultivated faster as compared to growing them from seeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -It helps preserve the characters of the plants through successive generations as the genetic character is the same for the parent plant and offspring. Seedless plants can be grown through vegetative reproduction through cutting and grafting methods; hence, there is a higher probability of plant development.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vegetative propagation is a process in which any vegetative part of a plant root stem or leaf gives rise to a new plant under appropriate conditions. Two advantages: i Large number of plants obtained in a short interval. ii Propagation of seedless plants is made possible.

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