Multiple choice

Which of the following statements, about regeneration, is not true?

  1. A broken piece or fragment gives rise to whole new body

  2. It involves specialized cells.

  3. It is a mode of sexual reproduction

  4. Cells undergo changes to become different cell types and tissues during regeneration.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Regeneration is a mode of asexual reproduction, not sexual reproduction. In organisms like Planaria, a fragment can give rise to a complete new organism through specialized cell proliferation and differentiation. The other statements correctly describe regeneration.

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