PLANT REPRODUCTION-A

Seeds are formed when a male part (pollen) joins with a female part (ovule). This is called sexual reproduction because two parents (or two parts of the same flower) are involved. Close

Vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual reproduction where a new plant grows from a part of the parent plant like stem, root, or leaf. Close

In sexual reproduction, male and female cells join. In asexual reproduction (like vegetative reproduction), one parent produces offspring that are exactly like itself. Close

The mother plant is the parent plant. A cutting or part taken from it grows into a new plant that is identical to the mother plant. Close

A potato is a modified stem. The “eyes” on a potato are buds. Each bud can grow into a new potato plant. This is vegetative reproduction through stems. Close

Ginger has an underground stem called a rhizome. It has buds. When you plant a piece of ginger with a bud, a new plant grows. Close

An onion bulb is a short stem with fleshy leaves. The bulb has buds that grow into new onion plants. This is vegetative reproduction. Close

Sweet potato roots have buds. When planted, these buds sprout and grow into new plants. This is vegetative reproduction through roots. Close

Bryophyllum leaves have tiny buds growing along the edges. These buds fall off, fall on soil, and grow into new plants. This is vegetative reproduction through leaves. Close

Look at a Bryophyllum leaf. You will see small plantlets (baby plants) growing along the leaf margin (edge). Each can become a new plant. Close

Grass sends out horizontal stems called runners. At certain points (nodes), new roots and shoots grow, forming new grass plants. Close

Potato (tuber) and ginger (rhizome) are both modified stems. Sweet potato is a modified root, and Bryophyllum reproduces through leaves. Close

Pollination is the first step of sexual reproduction in plants. After pollination, the flower makes seeds. Seeds grow into new plants. Close

In vegetative reproduction, the new plant is a clone (exact copy) of the mother plant because it comes from one parent only. Close

Vegetative reproduction does not involve seeds. It uses stems, roots, or leaves. Seeds are part of sexual reproduction. Close

Stem cuttings grow into exact copies of the mother plant. Seeds would produce plants that may be different from the mother plant. Close

Farmers cut a piece of sugarcane stem with buds and plant it in soil. Each bud grows into a new sugarcane plant. Close

In sexual reproduction, the new plant gets features from both male and female parents. It is not an exact copy of one parent. Close

Sweet potato is a root that grows buds. When planted, each bud grows into a new plant. Potato, ginger, and onion are stems, not roots. Close

Vegetative reproduction gives a bigger, stronger plant quickly because it does not have to wait for a seed to germinate. The new plant is also identical to the mother plantClose