Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:
If a leaf cell of agave has X chromosomes then what will be the number of chromosomes in a cell of its bulbil?
Options:
X
ZX
x/2
4X
Correct Answer:
X
Explanation:

The number of chromosomes in the cell of the bulbil of Agave will be the same as the leaf of Agave. The small buds that arise from a plant are called bulbil. It has the capability to produce a new plant. Due to vegetative propagation, the leaf cell and bulbil cell of Agave have a similar number of chromosomes. So the cell of bulbil of Agave will have X a number of chromosomes.