Which of the following is a method of asexual reproduction?
I. Fragmentation
II. Pollination
The correct answer is Only I.
Key Points
- In asexual reproduction, only one parent is involved and sex cells are not involved.
- It is observed in both multicellular and unicellular organisms.
- Types of asexual reproduction are:
- Binary Fission
- Budding
- Fragmentation
- Vegetative Propagation
- Sporogenesis
- Spore formation comes under sporogenesis. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
- Spore formation is a kind of reproduction process in plants by produces tiny spores and propagates through them.
- Spore Formation is a method of asexual reproduction.
- Spore formation can be seen in the bread mould / Rhizopus.
- The airborne spores land on bread under favourable conditions and they germinate and produce new bread mould plants.
- Each spore is covered with a protective coat to withstand unfavourable conditions.
- Plants like ferns, mucor, and mosses are also reproduced through spore formation
- Spores are present in a sac called sporangia.
- Fragmentation is a type of asexual reproduction. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect.
Additional Information
- Pollination is a method of Sexual Reproduction.
- Self-pollination:
- The transfer of pollen grains from another to the stigma of the same flower is called self-pollination.
- Cross-pollination:
- The transfer of pollen grains from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower is called cross-pollination.
- Vegetative propagation:
- It is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant wherein a new plant grows from a fragment of the parent plant.

