Question

1. Why are offspring of flowering plants genetically different from the parent plants?

a. Sexual reproduction produces offspring with new combination of genes.

b. Sexual reproduction produces offspring with half the number of genes.

c. Asexual reproduction produces offspring with twice as many genes.

d. Asexual reproduction produces offspring with a variety of genes.



2. Salmonberry leaf cells contain 14 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will a new leaf cell contain after mitosis?

Answer 1

1: A. sexual reproduction produces offspring with new combination of genes.

2: 56 chromosomes.

Answer 2

The answer to number 1 is d since asexual reproduction is how plants mate.