AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following structures are NOT involved in asexual reproduction?
A
Gametes
B
Stem
C
Tuber
D
Root
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Haploid gametes are not involved in asexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asexual reproduction is any reproductive process that does not involve meiosis or the union of nuclei, sex cells, or sex organs.

Detailed explanation-3: -(ii) Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Asexual reproduction in plants occurs through their vegetative parts such as leaves, roots, stems, and buds. This is called vegetative propagation. For example, potato tubers, runners/stolon, onion bulbs, etc., all reproduce through vegetative propagation.

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