HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Root, stem and leaves are called-
A
Sexual parts
B
Vegetative parts
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The plant parts like root, stem, and leaves are called vegetative parts because they have the power of growing asexually without getting involved in the process of reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vegetative parts (figure 1) include roots, stems, shoot buds and leaves. They are not directly involved in sexual reproduction. Vegetative parts often are used in asexual forms of reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vascular plants have roots, stems and leaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -False. A plant consists of both the vegetative as well as the sexually reproductive parts: Root, stem and leaves are the vegetative parts of the plants. Flowers and fruits are the sexually reproductive part of the plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -They include flower buds, flowers, fruit and seeds. The vegetative parts include leaves, roots, leaf buds and stems. Although the vegetative parts are not directly involved in seed production, they are often used in asexual or vegetative forms of reproduction called propagation.

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