alleryStart learning →A carrot, which completes its life cycle in two seasons, is which kind of plant?
AAn annual plant
BA biennial plant
CA perennial plant
DA monocarpic plant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A biennial plant
1. Plant species that complete their life cycle in one season are annuals.
2. Biennials such as carrots complete their life cycle in two seasons.
3. In the first season a biennial goes through a vegetative phase, and in the next it completes its reproductive phase.
4. Commercial growers harvest carrot roots after the first year and do not allow the plants to flower.
5. Perennials such as the magnolia take two years or more to complete the cycle.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 32 "Plant Reproduction", section 32.3 Asexual Reproduction_
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