STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
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Question
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Which of these statements is true of grafting?
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Grafting allows horticulturalists combine pollen grains and egg cells together from two species to make a genetic hybrid.
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Grafting can be used to make a plant that produces more than one species of fruit.
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Grafting is a way to produce many plants all at once that are all identical to each other.
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Grafting is the same as sexual reproduction, except that it takes place between two different species.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques used to join parts from two or more plants so that they appear to grow as a single plant. In grafting, the upper part (scion) of one plant grows on the root system (rootstock) of another plant.
Detailed explanation-2: -Advantages of Grafting Advantages of using grafted vegetables include better resistance to pathogens, drought and other environmental stresses, more vigorous growth, and higher yield.
Detailed explanation-3: -Once a tree has been grafted, the fruit it produces will be identical to that of the original tree. You can even use the branches of a grafted tree to graft even more trees!
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