Question

Riya cut a piece from a potato with an ‘eye’! or bud, with shoots growing from it. She put it in a pot containing soil, kept this in the sunlight and watered it regularly. She soon saw a potato plant growing from it. What can be concluded from this experiment?

• A. In many plants, reproduction takes place through vegetative parts.
• B. Potato is an underground stem.
• C. In many plants, reproduction takes place through seeds.
• D. Plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Answer 1

The correct option is A In many plants, reproduction takes place through vegetative parts.

Plants like potatoes can be grown without seeds. Potatoes are usually grown from other potatoes. They have buds, or "eyes", on the surface. When conditions are right, the buds will sprout, whether the potatoes are in the ground or not. The sprouted potato is placed under the ground to grow a new plant. Since Riya is carrying out an experiment to grow a potato plant from its bud, the conclusion from the experiment is that in many plants, reproduction takes place through vegetative parts, as the bud is a vegetative part of the plant.