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A plant that has lost the capacity to produce seed. Name a process using which it can reproduce?

“Vegetative reproduction”

Plant body parts like roots, tubers, bulbils, stem, leaves, buds possess the ability to proliferate into parent plant if grown under correct conditions and the property is called "Totipotency".


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“Multicellular organisms can also reproduce asexually.” Give an example to support the above statement.

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A student noticed that an organism by mistake was cut into parts. After some time, both developed into new individuals.

(i) Name the mode of reproduction followed by the organism.


(ii) Give an example or organism which multiply by this process.

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Name the kind of organisms that reproduce by spore formation.

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What are the advantages of vegetative propagation?