Reproduction-In-Organisms Question 33

Question: Which of the following statements regarding the given terms are correct?

Runners Tubers Offsets

Options:

A) These all are incapable of giving rise to new individuals and formation of these structures does not involve two parents.

B) These all are capable of giving rise to new individuals and formation of these structures does not involve two parents.

C) These all are capable of giving rise to new individuals but formation of these structures involves two parents for reproduction.

D) These are all incapable of giving rise to new individuals but formation of these structure involves two parents for reproduction

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] Runners, tubers and offsets are all the units of vegetative propagules in plants.

These are all capable of giving rise to new off springs.

Since the formation of these structures does not involve two parents, the process involved is asexual.