Question

Ramu’s father has planted almost a hundred flowering plants of various varieties for his love of gardening. One fine morning while watering the plants, he noticed a flower with petals of a shade of red on a plant whereas other plants of the same variety bearing white coloured flowers. He shared this discovery with Mr. Verma during evening walk. Mr. Verma opines that this may be due to some supernatural power or bad spirit which may be inhabiting his garden. Ramu’s father is quite afraid after hearing this and has stopped watering the plant. How will you explain this biological phenomenon to Ramu's father and ward off his fear?

Answer 1

I will tell Ramu’s father that the unusual flower is not caused by any supernatural force or evil spirit in the garden. Instead, it happened because of a mutation, which is a natural biological process involving a sudden change in the plant's genetic makeup.