Question

Imagine that you find a new type of plant with a rather interesting method of reproduction. This plant produces horizontal stems, but instead of these stems giving rise to new individuals, they instead function in seed dispersal. What can you say of this plant?

Because this plant produces horizontal stems, it must only reproduce asexually.

Because this plant produces seeds, it likely reproduces through sexual reproduction.

Because this plant produces horizontal stems, this is an example of sexual vegetative reproduction.

Because this plant produces seeds, it must reproduce asexually.

None of the answer options is correct.

Answer 1

Because this plant produces seeds, it likely reproduces through sexual reproduction.

Step-by-step explanation:

This plant reproduces in a sexual way since the seed is the result of the union of the games through the pollination process, according to the statement, these horizontal stems help the dispersion of these seeds and cannot be a type of asexual reproduction because they do not give rise to a new individual with genetic characteristics equal to the parent plant.