Question

A botanist scrapes pollen off a flower of one plant and then uses it to pollinate the flower of another plant. What can be scientifically concluded
about their offspring?
A. They will have a large amount of genetic variation.
B. They will have twice the number of chromosomes as their parents.
C. They will be genetically distinct from their parents.
D. They will be able to reproduce only asexually.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. They will be genetically distinct from their parents.

Explanation:

It is clear that a botanist assisted in the sexual reproduction of plants since pollen was removed from one plant's blossom and used to pollinate the flower of another.

Two separate gametes from two different parents are mingled during sexual reproduction, which aids in the generation of genetically distinct children since each gamete may carry different gene alleles, expanding the population's gene pool.

The children will be genetically diverse from their parents as a result.