Question

Vegetative propagation in plants is a form of asexual reproduction because ___________.

Options

• It involves fusion of pollen and egg

• It uses vegetative organs like root, stem, or leaf without gamete involvement

• It requires two parent plants

• It always involves tissue culture only

Answer 1

Vegetative propagation in plants is a form of asexual reproduction because it uses vegetative organs like root, stem, or leaf without gamete involvement.

Explanation:

Vegetative propagation uses non-reproductive plant parts, roots, stems, or leaves, to produce new plants without any gamete formation or fusion. Since only one parent is involved and the offspring is genetically identical to the parent, it qualifies as asexual reproduction. It can be natural (rhizomes, tubers) or artificial (cutting, grafting, tissue culture).