Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:
Assertion: Several seed bearing plants propagate vegetatively.
Reason: Sweet potatoes undergo vegetative propagation by means of root tubers.
Options:
Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is not correct.
Both Assertion (A) and Reason are false (F )
Correct Answer:
Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
Formation of new plants by means of vegetative units as tubers, buds, rhizomes is called vegetative propagation. It is useful for producing large number of offsprings within a short time and for preserving qualities such as disease resistance. In sweet potato, root tubers take part in vegetative propagation.