question_answer 98)

  Match the organisms given in column I with the vegetative propagules given in column II.  

Column I	Column II
A.   Bryophyllum B.   Agave C.   Potato D.   Water hyacinth	1.   Offset 2.   Eyes 3.   Leaf buds 4.   Bulbils

     

Answer:

                          The correct matching is as follows

Column I (Plant Angiosperms)	Column II (Vegetative Propagules)
A.   Bryophyllum B.   Agave C.   Potato D.   Water hyacinth	1.   Leaf buds 2.   Bulbils 3.   Eyes 4.   Offset

  In plants, the units of vegetative propagation such as runner, rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset, bulb are all capable of giving rise to new off springs. These structures are called vegetative propagules.