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Why plants growing in harsh environments such as deserts, sand dunes, and arctic tundra often reproduce vegetatively?

  1. Vegetative reproduction is not as risky and energy consuming as making seeds

  2. Seeds would be eaten by hungry animals in these environments

  3. There are few animals available to pollinate them

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Vegetative propagation, the ability of plants to reproduce without sexual reproduction, by producing new plants from existing vegetative structures. Many plants are able to tide over unfavourable conditions. This is because of the presence of organs of asexual reproduction like the tubers, corm, bulbs, etc.

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