AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plants can reproduce in various ways. What two specialized structures help a plant reproduce?
A
strong bark and large leaves
B
no scent and brightly colored flowers
C
attractive scents and sturdy stems
D
brightly colored flowers and attractive scents
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Petals also help protect the reproductive organs of the flower, but primarily serve to attract pollinators. To succeed in attracting pollinators, petals are often brightly colored and fragrant. The next whorl in, the androecium, is comprised of stamens, the male reproductive organs of the flowering plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The flowers are special structures for reproduction. They contain male parts that make pollen and female parts that contain ovules. Some plants have these male and female parts in different flowers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants have two ways of reproduction; sexual and asexual. . Sexual reproduction produces offspring by the fusion of gametes. This results in genetically different offspring. Asexual reproduction produces new individuals without the fusion of gametes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flowers are the plant’s reproductive structures. Angiosperms are types of plants that bear fruits and flowers. Flowers are usually both male and female, and are brightly colored to attract insects to help them carry pollen used for sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants reproduce through two modes of reproduction: Asexual mode of reproduction – New plants arise from vegetative parts. Sexual mode of reproduction – New parts arise from reproductive parts of the plant.

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