Question

A group of four students was given different parts of four varieties of plants to grow: i. Stems of raspberries ii. Roots of potatoes iii. Stems of rose plants iv. Bulbs of onion After growing all the plants, students found that all of them were identical to their parent plants. Which statement explains this?

Answer 1

Well if they were identical to their parent plants then the plants reproduced asexually (asexual reproduction) meaning that the offspring came from one parent making the offspring have the same genetic make up, like clones

Answer 2

Answer:

B) The plant parts were genetically identical to the parent plants.

Explanation:In all four cases, the plants were grown by means of asexual reproduction with no genetic variation. The one statement that describes a reason why the offspring were identical to the parent plant is that the The students all used methods of asexual reproduction to produce new plants.. The new plants are genetically identical to the parent plant