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Bryophyllum produces new plant… (Class 10 Science 2025, Q9)

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ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 31/2/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Science 2025: question 9

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 31/2/1, section A, question 9, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q9 · 1 mark · MCQHow do Organisms Reproduce?

Bryophyllum produces new plant through :

  1. (A)Apical buds formed on the tip of the plant
  2. (B)Vegetative buds produced in the notches of the leaf
  3. (C)Flowers produced in the notches of the branches
  4. (D)Fruits formed on the branches of the plant

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 31/2/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

This is vegetative propagation, so no seeds are involved.

Hint 2

Look at the edge of a Bryophyllum leaf.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Bryophyllum reproduces vegetatively through its leaves.

  2. Buds form in the notches along the leaf margin. When they fall on soil, they grow into new plants: (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B)

Where the marks are

  • Selects vegetative buds in leaf notches, option (B) (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from How do Organisms Reproduce?, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 31/2/1: every question, by section.

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