Question

In a lab, scientists grew several generations of offspring of a plant using the method shown. What conclusion can you make about the offspring?

Illustration of plant offspring growth. A leaf (top left), leaf with roots in a transparent bottle of water (top right). Bottom, a covered leaf in a pot with roots in mud, parent leaf with leaf saplings in a pot, saplings with its roots in a pot.

A.
They formed from meiosis and mitosis.
B.
They have half the number of chromosomes as their parent.
C.
They have low genetic variability among them.
D.
They will be able to reproduce only after they grow flowers.

Answer 1

Answer: c) they have low genetic variability among them.


When a plant is grown for several generations of offspring of a plant, then there are some common things which are to be noted which are found similar in the offspring and in the parent of the offspring. The flowers and fruits and the time or season they come in are absolutely the same.