alleryNew plants growing from a root, stem or leaf is called:
AVisible fertilisation
BVegetative propagation
CVertical pollination
DVentral germination
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Vegetative propagation
1. Unlike most animals, plants can reproduce from ordinary body parts.
2. Parts like the root, stem and leaves develop into new plants under the right conditions.
3. This property is vegetative propagation, used in methods such as layering.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 8 'How do Organisms Reproduce?'_
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