EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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PLANT KINGDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following propagates through leaf-tip?
A
Walking fern
B
Sproux-leaf plant
C
Marchantia
D
Moss
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Walking fern propagates through leaf tip.

Detailed explanation-2: -Begonia and Bryophyllum are examples of plants that vegetatively propagate through their leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Adiantum caudatum is a type of fern that belongs to the Pteridaceae family. They develop adventitious buds at leaf tips. They are called ‘walking fern’ due to the fact that new plantlets grow when arching leaves of the fern touch the ground. The walking effect is due to vegetative reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe plants can be vegetatively propagated by leaf pieces.

Detailed explanation-5: -Food crops such as cassava, sweet potato, sugarcane, pineapple, banana, onion, etc. are propagated vegetatively. Plants produced in this way have characteristics identical to the parent plants; this is the main and most important advantage of vegetative propagation.

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