Biology 5090 · O Level · Asexual and sexual reproduction

Asexual and sexual reproduction — practice question

Small fragments of root tissue are removed from an oil palm tree and put into a nutrient medium. Each fragment develops into a new oil palm tree. Which type of reproduction is this, and how do the genotypes of the new trees compare with that of the parent tree?

  • Aasexual, different
  • Basexual, identical
  • Csexual, different
  • Dsexual, identical

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