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Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statements.
a. Asexual reproduction is common among single celled organisms, and in plants and animals with relatively complex organisations.
b. In yeast, the division is unequal and small buds are produced that remain attached initially to the parent cell which eventually gets separated and mature into new yeast organism (cells).
c. Vegetative reproduction is also a type of asexual reproduction.
d. While in animals and other simple organisms the term vegetative reproduction is used unambiguously, in plants, the term asexual reproduction is frequently used.
e. Water hyacinth is also called 'Terror of Bengal.'

A

a and d

B

b and c

C

a and e

D

b and d

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The correct Answer is:
A

• Asexual reproduction is common among single-celled organisms, and in plants and animals with relatively simple organisations.
• While in animals and other simple organisms the term asexual reproduction is used unambiguously, in plants, the term vegetative reproduction is frequently used.
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