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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched while the remaining three are correct?
- Penicillium – conidia
- Water hyacinth – runner
- Bryophyllum – leaf buds
- Agave – bulbils
Answer
(2) Water hyacinth – runner
Solution
(1) Penicillium reproduces asexually by conidia. ⇒ Correct.
(2) Water hyacinth ( Eichhornia) propagates vegetatively by offsets, not runners. ⇒ Wrongly matched.
(3) Bryophyllum produces adventitious buds from the notches of the leaf margin (leaf buds). ⇒ Correct.
(4) Agave reproduces by bulbils. ⇒ Correct.
Answer: (2)
AIPMT 2011 (Mains)