NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because:
A
Nodes are shorter than internodes
B
Nodes have meristematic cells
C
Nodes are located near the soil
D
Nodes have non-photosynthetic cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From the above information we have found that the appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because nodes have meristematic cells. So, option B is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sugarcane is a plant which is propagated by vegetative propagation on commercial basis. Vegetative propagation method requires vegetative propagule for the parent to produce the offspring. Stem cuttings of the sugarcane are called as setts which can be used as vegetative propagules.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘Nodes have meristematic cells’.

Detailed explanation-4: -A rhizome is a modified subterranean stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes. It is used in the vegetative propagation of Ginger.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Rhizome. The rhizome is a type of Vegetative propagation of asexual reproduction. Vegetative propagation is a mode of reproduction in which new plants are formed from vegetative parts (vegetative propagules) of the plant-like root, stem, etc.

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