AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Runners. Runners are side shoots which grow out from the parent plant. Buds form at points along the runner and eventually these buds form roots and grow into new plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural Methods of Asexual Reproduction Many plants-like ginger, onion, gladioli, and dahlia-continue to grow from buds that are present on the surface of the stem. In some plants, such as the sweet potato, adventitious roots or runners can give rise to new plants [link].

Detailed explanation-3: -They often use asexual reproduction through fragmentation to grow new plants. They do this by cutting a leaf or a stem off a plant and placing it in water or soil. This process is often called propagating from cuttings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction requires only one parent plant. There is no exchanging of genetic information, therefore, offspring are clones of the parent. Asexual reproduction in plants can occur in a variety of forms which includes budding, vegetative propagation, spore formation and fragmentation.