Arrange the following plants w.r.t. increasing number of chromosome
Rice, Maize, Apple

Options

A. Maize, Rice, Apple
B. Apple, Rice, Maize
C. Apple, Maize, Rice
D. Rice, Maize, Apple

Answer

To arrange the plants (Rice, Maize, and Apple) with respect to increasing number of chromosomes, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Identify the chromosome numbers for each plant.
- **Rice (Oryza sativa)**: The chromosome number is **24**.
- **Maize (Zea mays)**: The chromosome number is **20**.
- **Apple (Malus domestica)**: The chromosome number is **34**.

### Step 2: List the chromosome numbers in ascending order.
- From the numbers identified:
- Maize: 20
- Rice: 24
- Apple: 34

### Step 3: Arrange the plants in order of increasing chromosome number.
- The order from least to greatest is:
1. Maize (20)
2. Rice (24)
3. Apple (34)

### Final Arrangement:
- **Increasing order of chromosome number**: Maize < Rice < Apple