Question

question 14.
plant 2 is produced asexually from plant 1 if the leaf cells of plant 1 have 56 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be found in the leaf cells of plant 2?
a. 56
b. 112
c. 28
d. 14

Explanation:

Step1: Recall asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction produces offspring with the same genetic material as the parent.

Step2: Apply to plant cells

Leaf cells are somatic (body) cells. In asexual reproduction, somatic cells of the offspring have the same chromosome number as the parent's somatic cells. Plant 2 is asexual from Plant 1, so Plant 2's leaf cells (somatic) have the same chromosomes as Plant 1's leaf cells (56).

Answer:

A. 56