Chapter 23, Problem 10A

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The genetic relationship between the cultures grown in the plate.

Introduction :

The asexual reproduction in plants to form a new plant is termed as vegetative reproduction. In this process a new plant can be grown from a fragment of the parent plant. A plant like liverworts and mosses reproduces through this process. They form spores that disperse to form new plants. The vegetative reproduction maintains the uniformity of features in plants, produce genetically identical plants, and the reproduction rate is high.

Explanation of Solution

The given picture shows the vegetative reproduction of plant in a culture plate. All are genetically identical to each other. This is the advantage of vegetative reproduction that new plants are produce through fragmentation from a part of parents’ body and the genetic identification is maintained in this process.

Conclusion

The culture grown in the culture plate are genetically identical to each other.