Question

Seedless plants like bananas can be propagated by

• A. vegetative reproduction
• B. fission
• C. sexual reproduction
• D. all of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A

vegetative reproduction

The correct option is A.

Explanation for the correct option.

1. Vegetative reproduction in plants is an asexual mode of reproduction.
2. In this type of asexual reproduction, parts of the plant like stem, roots or leaves can be used to grow new plants.
3. Banana propagation is a type of vegetative reproduction.

Explanation for the incorrect options.

Option B.

1. Fission is an asexual reproduction type.
2. It involves the generation of daughter cells from the parent cell. It occurs in Amoeba and Plasmodium.

Option C:

1. Sexual reproduction occurs in plants and leads to seed formation.
2. Thus, seedless plants do not reproduce sexually.

Option D:

1. Vegetative reproduction is used for seedless banana propagation.
2. The phenomenon of fission and sexual reproduction does not apply to seedless plants.

Seedless banana plants propagate through vegetative reproduction.