alleryOnion is propagated vegetatively by
ABulb, a fleshy underground stem
BSeed shed by the flower stalk
CPollen blown to a new field
DLeaf cutting from a green leaf
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Bulb, a fleshy underground stem
1. The chapter lists onion as a vegetative example.
2. Onion has an underground bulb of fleshy leaves around a short stem.
3. Planting a bulb gives a new onion plant.
4. So option A is correct.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 8, Ch 3 Reproduction in Plants (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on bulbs_
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