Statement 1 Plants like potato and sugarcane show veget
| Statement 1: Plants like potato and sugarcane show vegetative propagation.
Statement 2: Vegetative propagation is a type of sexual reproduction.
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
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Right Answer is: A
SOLUTION
- 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.