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Higher organisms have resorted to sexual reproduction in spite of their complexity. Why ?

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Higher organisms have resorted to sexual reproduction in spite of their complexity because sexual reproduction induces genetic variability or adaptations which make the offspring better equipped for the struggle of existence.
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  7. When seeds are attached to parent plant, the type of germination is ca...

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  11. The number of chromosomes in the shoot tip cells of a maize plant is 2...

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  12. Vegetative propagation in pistia occurs by (A) Stolon (B) Offset (C...

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  13. The mode of asexual reproduction in bacteria (A) Formation of gamet...

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  14. A few plants exhibit unusual flowering phenomenon, in which of them fl...

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  15. Reproduction without gametic union is called as. (A) Apomixis (B) P...

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  16. Which organ does not show vegetative reproduction ? (A) Flower (B) R...

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  18. Underground stem of ginger & turmeric is called as (A) Tuber (B) Rh...

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