Which of the following is a true statement about clonal reproduction in plants?
A) Clones of plants do not occur naturally.
B) Cloning, although achieved in animals, has not been demonstrated in plants.
C) Making cuttings of ornamental plants is a form of fragmentation.
D) Reproduction of plants by cloning may be either sexual or asexual.
E) Viable seeds can result from sexual reproduction only.

Question

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Making cuttings of ornamental plants is a form of fragmentation, in which a piece of the plant is cut off and can develop into a new plant with identical genetic material to the original plant.

Answer: D
 Reproduction of plants by cloning may be either sexual (such as propagation by apomixis) or asexual (such as by rooting cuttings). Clonal reproduction does occur naturally in some plant species.

Therefore, choices A, B, and E are false statements.

Which of the Following Is a True Statement About Clonal