In a lab, scientists grew several generations of offspring of a plant using the method shown. What conclusion can you make about the offspring?
Illustration of plant offspring growth. A leaf (top left), leaf with roots in a transparent bottle of water (top right). Bottom, a covered leaf in a pot with roots in mud, parent leaf with leaf saplings in a pot, saplings with its roots in a pot.
A.
They formed from meiosis and mitosis.
B.
They have half the number of chromosomes as their parent.
C.
They have low genetic variability among them.
D.
They will be able to reproduce only after they grow flowers.