AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Begonia and Bryophyllum are examples of vegetative propagation by leaves. This is a form of asexual reproduction in which new plants grow from the buds growing on the margin of the leaves. These buds are reproductive in nature and when they fall on the ground they germinate and form a new plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plants like Begonia and Bryophyllum or ‘mother of thousands’ plants show vegetative propagation through leaves. The margin of leaves of these plants bears some buds. These buds are the reproductive structure and when it falls on the ground, it grows into a new individual plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vegetative propagation is the method of obtaining new plants from the parts such as stems, roots, and leaves. The leaves of Bryophyllum and Begonia show vegetative propagation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual propagation involves taking a part of one parent plant and causing it to regenerate itself into a new plant. Genetically it is identical to its one parent. Asexual propagation involves the vegetative parts of a plant: stems, roots, or leaves.