Q. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched while the remaining three are correct?
A) Bryophyllum – Leaf buds
B) Agave – Bulbils
C) Penicillium – Conidia
D) Water hyacinth – Runner
Explanation
[Solution from source] Water hyacinth (Eichhornia) propagates vegetatively by offsets, not runners, so this pair is wrongly matched. Bryophyllum forms buds on leaf margins, Agave forms bulbils and Penicillium reproduces by conidia. Answer (4).
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