Strawberry plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Strawberry farmers use both kinds of reproduction, depending on the desired outcome.

In which of the following situations would a farmer most likely want the strawberry plants to reproduce sexually?
when producing fruit that is all the same size
when developing new varieties of fruit
€ when making identical copies of a plant
when growing many new plants from cuttings

A farmer would most likely want the strawberry plants to reproduce sexually when developing new varieties of fruit.