Question

question 9 (1 point)
what is a significant drawback of relying solely on asexual propagation for a large - scale crop?
o a offspring may have unpredictable traits.
o b it increases unwanted genetic diversity.
o c t takes much longer to produce a mature plant.
o d the entire crop is vulnerable to a single disease.

question 10 (1 point)
which is a significant drawback of relying solely on asexual propagation for a large - scale crop?
o a it takes much longer to produce a mature plant.
o b offspring may have unpredictable traits.
o c it increases unwanted genetic diversity.
o d the entire crop is vulnerable to a single disease

Explanation:

Asexual propagation produces genetically identical offspring. With no genetic variation, if a disease affects one plant (due to lack of resistance genes variation), it can affect the whole crop. Sexual reproduction allows for genetic diversity which can have some plants resistant.

• Option a: Asexual propagation has predictable traits (clones), so incorrect.
• Option b: Asexual propagation reduces genetic diversity (clones), so incorrect.
• Option c: Asexual propagation (like cuttings) can be faster to get mature plants in some cases (vs sexual where you start from seed and wait for flowering etc.), so incorrect.
• Option d: Correct as explained above.

Answer:

d. The entire crop is vulnerable to a single disease.