Stephans mother cuts a twig from a rose bush and plants it in the soil. after a few days, stephan observes a new plant growing. which characteristic does the growth of the new plant depict?

This depict that the growth of the new plant has taken place due to asexual form of reproduction.

Explanation:

A procedure in which new offspring is generated from a single parent without involving sex cells or gametes is known as asexual reproduction. One of the asexual forms of reproduction in plants is the artificial propagation of plants. The three general procedures of artificial propagation of plants are layering, cuttings, and grafting.  

In cutting, a novel plant is developed by incising a small section of a plant that can be anything comprising bud on it. This section of the plant is then watered and grown into soil, and after some days a new plant begins to grow.  

b) mutualism

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