AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Plants can reproduce. This means
A
to recreate a similar plant.
B
to make the plant grow larger.
C
to make more of its own kind.
D
to regrow dead plants.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is a type of asexual reproduction in which new plants are produced from roots, stems, leaves and buds. Since reproduction is through the vegetative parts of the plant, it is known as vegetative propagation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollen is carried from a male part to a female part by wind, insects or other animals (a process called pollination), where it releases male gametes that fertilise the female gametes in the ovules. The ovules develop into seeds from which new plants will grow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction in some species of grasses. The parent plant produces seeds without fertilization. Fragmentation is another form of asexual reproduction. It involves new plants growing from small parts of a parent plant that fall to the ground.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reproduction is the process by which living organisms produce more organisms of their kind to continue their species on earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reproduction is the process by which an organism reproduce a young one of its own kind. It is a unique process in living organisms, which distinguishes between living and non-living organisms. For example, human beings and animals like elephants, cats etc.

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