Question

parent plant
daughter plant
the parent plant reproduced asexually to form the daughter plant. if the leaf cells of the parent plant have 24 chromosomes, which two statements are true of the daughter plant?
the daughter plant developed from a zygote.
the leaf cells of the daughter plant have 12 chromosomes.
the daughter plant is genetically similar to the parent plant.
the leaf cells of the daughter plant have 24 chromosomes.
the reproduction of the daughter plant involved meiosis

Explanation:

• Asexual reproduction in plants involves mitosis, not meiosis. So the statement "The reproduction of the daughter plant involved meiosis" is false.
• In asexual reproduction, the daughter plant is genetically identical (similar) to the parent plant as it is produced from somatic cells (not a zygote which is for sexual reproduction).
• If parent plant leaf cells have 24 chromosomes (somatic, diploid), daughter plant leaf cells (also somatic, diploid) will have 24 chromosomes (not 12 which would be haploid as in gametes from meiosis).

Answer:

The daughter plant is genetically similar to the parent plant.