Asexual Reproduction: Fission and Budding · NCERT Biology

Which of the following organisms uses fragmentation as a method of vegetative propagation?

  1. Bryophyllum leaf buds
  2. Mosses (Protonema stage)
  3. Potato stem tubers
  4. Ginger rhizomes
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Correct answer: Mosses (Protonema stage)

The protonema of mosses can easily break into fragments. Each of these fragments is capable of developing into a new leafy gametophore.

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