AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Part of a leaf falls to the ground and becomes a new plant
A
asexual
B
sexual
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Species in the genus Kalanchoë (Crassulaceae) reproduce asexually by forming plantlets along their leaf margins. Although some of these species produce plantlets only when placed under stress (induced plantlet-forming species), others spontaneously make plantlets on leaves (constitutive plantlet-forming species).

Detailed explanation-2: -Leaves of Bryophyllum fallen on the ground produce new plants whereas the leaves of rose do not.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asexual propagation involves taking a part of one parent plant and causing it to regenerate itself into a new plant. The resulting new plant is genetically identical its parent. Asexual propagation involves the vegetative parts of a plant: stems, roots, or leaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vegetative Propagation It is any form of asexual reproduction occurring in plants, in which new plants are produced from the vegetative parts of the plants, i.e. roots, stems or buds.

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