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Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Mode of reproduction Example

A Binary fission i Sargassum

B Conidia ii Penicillium

C Offset iii Water hyacinth

D Rhizome iv Banana

AIPMTAIPMT 2015Reproduction in Organisms

A

A

73%

B

B

8%

C

C

5%

D

D

14%

Solution:

A. Conidia are thick-walled, non-motile spores produced in chains over the conidiophores. These are commonly produced by Penicillium.
B. Offset is a kind of subaerial stem in which crowns are formed at the tips. The crowns break and each horizontal stem develops into a independent plant. Offsets are seen in Water hyacinth.
C. Rhizome is a part of underground stem and used for vegetative propagation in plants like Banana.
D. Binary fission is the process of division of parent into daughter cells of equal size and is seen in Amoeba.