Question

a scientist is studying the flowers of a certain plant. in one experiment, she crosses a plant that has blue flowers with a plant that has white flowers. the resulting offspring have only blue flowers. this outcome is an example of which of the following?
a. asexual reproduction through budding
b. asexual reproduction through cross breeding
c. sexual reproduction through binary fission
d. sexual reproduction through fertilization

Explanation:

Cross - breeding two different plants (blue - flowered and white - flowered) to produce offspring is sexual reproduction. Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction in single - celled organisms. Budding is also a form of asexual reproduction. Cross - breeding in plants occurs through fertilization when pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovule of another plant.

Answer:

D. sexual reproduction through fertilization