14. Vegetative propagation is one type of asexual reproduction. Which of the following are advantages of vegetative propagation? 1. All plants are resistant to some diseases. II. Plants reach maturity faster than ones grown in seeds. III. If unfavorable condition occurs, the whole population will be wiped out. IV. Same good agricultural traits such as taste and yields will be maintained. A. I, II and III only B. I, II and IV only C. II, III and IV only D. I, II, III and IV 15. Ana's father, a farmer grew only one type of onion. She told her father that all of the onion plants will die from the same disease. Do you think Ana is correct? A. Yes, because the onion plants were genetically identical. B. No, because only a few plants were resistant to the disease. C. Yes, because all of the onion plants were resistant to the disease. D. No, because the onion plants were genetically different from each other.
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14. B. I, II, and IV only II. Plants reach maturity faster than ones grown from seeds: This is true. Vegetative propagation bypasses the seedling stage, leading to quicker maturity.IV. Same good agricultural traits such as taste and yields will be maintained: This is a key advantage. Offspring are genetically identical to the parent plant, preserving desirable traits. Statement I is incorrect; not all plants produced through vegetative propagation are disease-resistant. Statement III is also incorrect; the lack of genetic diversity increases the risk of the entire population being wiped out by a single disease. 15. A. Yes, because the onion plants were genetically identical. Since the farmer grew only one type of onion, all the plants are clones and genetically identical. This means they share the same vulnerabilities to diseases. If one plant is susceptible, they all are.
