NEET Biology question

BiologyReproduction in OrganismsNEET

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Read the following statements and select the correct ones. 1. Conidia are the asexual propagules restricted to Kingdom Fungi. 2. A piece of potato tuber having at least one eye (or node) is capable of giving rise to a new plant. 3. Ginger propagates vegetatively with the help of its underground roots. 4. Fleshy buds which take part in vegetative propagation are called bulbils, present in *Dioscorea*, *Agave*, etc.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Statements 1 and 4 are correct (conidia are indeed restricted to fungi, and bulbils occur in *Dioscorea* and *Agave*), while statement 2 should specify a tuber piece bearing at least one eye/node can regenerate (this is actually also true, but it

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