Plant tissue culture is a method of asexual reproduction used to produce clones of a plant with desirable traits. plant tissue culture relies on the fact that plant cells have the ability to regenerate a whole plant. single cells are dosed with certain chemicals that trigger dividing cells to produce roots, shoots, and leaves. which tenet of cell theory best serves as a basis for this type of biotechnology?

a. all living things are made up of cells.

b. all cells come from other cells by cell division.

c. all cells are basically the same in chemical composition.

d. the cell is the structural and functional unit of all living things.

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Biology

Amani Hendricks

13 July, 12:48

Plant tissue culture is a method of asexual reproduction used to produce clones of a plant with desirable traits. plant tissue culture relies on the fact that plant cells have the ability to regenerate a whole plant. single cells are dosed with certain chemicals that trigger dividing cells to produce roots, shoots, and leaves. which tenet of cell theory best serves as a basis for this type of biotechnology?

a. all living things are made up of cells.

b. all cells come from other cells by cell division.

c. all cells are basically the same in chemical composition.

d. the cell is the structural and functional unit of all living things.

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The correct answer is B. This type of biotechnology is based on the theory that all cells come from other cells by cell division. Plant tissue culture produces asexually plants. It does so by exposing single cells to specific chemicals that will induce this cell to differentiate into roots and leaves.