Question

Which of the following is not a plant descended from the wild mustard plant?

Select one:


a. Broccoli

b. Cauliflower

c. Kale

d. Cabbage

e. None of the above are correct

Answer 1

The correct answer is e. None of the above are correct, as all the vegetables listed (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, and Cabbage) are descendants of the wild mustard plant, developed through artificial selection.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which of the following is not a plant descended from the wild mustard plant: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, or Cabbage.

According to information about the wild mustard plant, Brassica oleracea, and its descendants, all the options listed (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, and Cabbage) are indeed descendants of the wild mustard plant. Therefore, the answer to this question is e. None of the above are correct.

All these vegetables were developed from wild mustard through the process of artificial selection, where human intervention encouraged the development of different traits in the plant, leading to a wide variety of vegetables from a single species.