Question

Match column I (plant) with column II (vegetative propagule) and select the correct option.
[1 mark]

	Column I		Column II
1	Onion	P	Corms
2	Agave	Q	Bulb
3	Pistia	R	Bulbil
4	Colocasia	S	Offset

• A. 1 - Q, 2 - R, 3 - S and 4 - P
• B. 1- P, 2 - R, 3 - S and 4 - Q
• C. 1 - R, 2 - Q, 3 - P and 4 - S
• D. 1 - S, 2 - R, 3 - Q and 4 - P

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 - Q, 2 - R, 3 - S and 4 - P

Vegetative propagation is a type of asexual method of reproduction seen in plants. A vegetative part (leaf, stem or root) of the plant called vegetative propagule gives rise to an entire plant; it does not include the seed or flower.

Examples of the vegetative propagules include the following:

Bulb is a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure in certain plants. Examples include onion.


Bulbils are small aerial rosettes that occur on the flowering stalks of Agave plants.

Figure : Bulbils of Agave

Offset is a stout runner type of a horizontal stem that has only one internode and spreads over the ground surface. Examples include Pistia.


Corm is a vertical, fleshy, underground stem that acts as a food-storage structure in certain plants. Examples include Colocasia.

Figure : Corm