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.