Flowers, according to the material, cannot be used for a cutting.

Flowers, according to the material, cannot be used for a cutting.

• A. Cannot be used for a cutting
• B. Can be used for a cutting
• C. Are edible
• D. Are not attractive

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that propagation by cuttings uses vegetative parts rather than flowering structures. A cutting is taken from stems or leaves of a plant and is expected to root and grow into a new plant. Flowers are reproductive structures and generally don’t contain the tissue needed to form roots or establish a new plant, so they aren’t used for cuttings. That’s why the material states that flowers cannot be used for a cutting. The notes about edibility or attractiveness are unrelated to propagation and don’t change whether a part can be used to start a new plant.

The main idea here is that propagation by cuttings uses vegetative parts rather than flowering structures. A cutting is taken from stems or leaves of a plant and is expected to root and grow into a new plant. Flowers are reproductive structures and generally don’t contain the tissue needed to form roots or establish a new plant, so they aren’t used for cuttings. That’s why the material states that flowers cannot be used for a cutting. The notes about edibility or attractiveness are unrelated to propagation and don’t change whether a part can be used to start a new plant.