Question

Statement 1: Plants like potato and sugarcane show vegetative propagation.

Statement 2: Vegetative propagation is a type of sexual reproduction.

• A. Only statement 1 is correct
• B. Both the statements are correct
• C. Both the statements are incorrect
• D. Only statement 2 is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is A Only statement 1 is correct

• Vegetative propagation is a type of asexual reproduction. New organisms are produced from the vegetative parts of the plant like roots, stems and leaves.
• Potato and sugarcane show vegetative reproduction. Potato tubers have eyes (nodes) from which the new plant grows. In sugarcane, new roots arise from the base of the stem.