Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 197
Question: On the margins of leaves of a plant called Bryophyllum tiny plants grow complete with roots. These tiny plants fall of and continue to grow. This is a form of [NCERT 1975; AIEEE 2004]
Options:
A) Hermophroditism
B) Vegetative reproduction
C) Sexual reproduction
D) Reproduction by fission
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
In some plants the vegetative propagation is carried out by the production of epiphyllous buds on leaves.
Such leaves are called reproductive leaves.
e.g., Bryophyllum.