Question

Choose the odd one out from below with respect to reproduction:

• A. Eggs of hen
• B. Seeds of plants
• C. Buds of potato
• D. Roots of mango tree

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Roots of mango tree

The correct option is D.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Mango tree roots cannot grow a new mango plant on their own.
2. Both sexual and asexual procedures are used to multiply mango plants.
3. Mango plants grown asexually produce fruit that is identical to the parent plant in terms of yield, fruit size, and fruit quality.
4. Mangoes are grown sexually have larger and better-quality fruits than seedlings do.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

Chickens are hatched from the eggs of a hen.

Option B:

A plant's seeds only create offspring of the same species.

Option C:

1. Potato plants can be propagated from their buds.
2. This sort of vegetative reproduction takes place.

Final answer: The odd one out is Roots of the mango tree.