Question

Vegetative propagation does not involve the formation of new plants from old
A. Roots
B. Stems
C. Leaves
D. Flowers

Answer 1

Hint: Vegetative propagation often helps plants to prevent complicated processes of generating sexual reproductive organs like seeds and fruits. It is that part of the plant where pollination occurs.

Complete Answer:
Vegetative propagation is an asexual method of plant reproduction. This will happen by the fragmentation and regeneration of individual plant vegetative parts. There is only one plant involved and one parent is the product of the offspring.

Now, let us find the solution from the options-
- Young plants arise out of swollen; modified roots are said as tubers. Buds are formed at the base of the stem. Thus, the option A is incorrect.
- In stems, runners expand horizontally above the ground. The buds are shaped at the runners' nodes. Thus, the option B is incorrect.
- In few plants' leaves are separated from the parent plant and grow into a new plant. Thus, the option C is incorrect.
- All types of roots and shoots, including stems, basal shoots, corms, bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, and buds, are possible of vegetative propagation. Even leaves are implicated in vegetative propagation in a few species. However, in vegetative propagation, flowers are never active.

Thus, the correct answer is option D, flowers.

Note: Vegetative propagation is two types and they are natural and artificial vegetative propagation. In natural vegetative propagation, the propagation occurs naturally by roots, stems, leaves, and bulbs. In artificial propagation, plants are grown in a clinical setup. Four procedures are involved in artificial vegetative propagation and they are tissue culture, grafting, cutting and layering.