Question:

The growth phase of an organism before attaining sexual maturity is referred to as

Updated On: Aug 1, 2022
  • juvenile phase
  • vegetative phase
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of these
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The Correct Option is C

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Juvenile phase is pre-reproductive phase in life cycle of an individual. It is the period of growth between the birth of an individual upto reproductive maturity. Juvenile phase is known as vegetative phase in plants. This phase is of different durations in different organisms.
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Asexual Reproduction

The mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent is known as asexual reproduction. The new individuals produced are genetically and physically identical to each other, i.e., they are the clones of their parents.

Features of Asexual Reproduction:

  1. Only single parents are involved.
  2. The fertilization or gamete formation cannot take place.
  3. This process of reproduction occurs in a very short time.
  4. The organisms multiply and grow rapidly.
  5. In this offspring produced is genetically similar.