Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about budding is not true?

  1. The bud grows and develops independent of the parent body

  2. It is a mode of asexual reproduction

  3. Bud arises due to repeated divisions on the parent body

  4. A constriction at the base of the bud separates it from the parent body
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In budding, the bud remains attached to and nutritionally dependent on the parent body during its growth and development. It's not independent - the bud receives nutrients through continuous cytoplasmic connection with the parent. Only after full development and constriction at the base does the bud separate to become independent. Options B, C, and D all correctly describe features of budding.

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