AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Potatoes are mainly propagated by vegetative methods (cloning). Potato tubers have nodes or eyes from which the new growth begins. The new stems growing from each eye are called sprouts which giver rise to the new plant. Vegetative seed can be either a whole tuber or a cut tuber.

Detailed explanation-2: -The potato plant undergoes asexual reproduction via vegetative propagation. Vegetative propagation is the reproduction process in which new plant offspring can be formed from vegetative parts of the plant like roots, stems, and leaves. Potato contains small eyes/tubers that give rise to leaves in them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Potato is vegetatively propagated by its stems.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘Stem’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vegetative propagation occurs through stems when new plants arise from the nodes. This is where buds are formed, which grow into new plants. Stems that grow horizontally on the ground are called runners.