Reproduction in plants
Sexual Reproduction in plants
This is also called Pollen transfer or Pollination and occurs in Conifers and flowering plants.
Plant offspring: In flowering plants the seeds develop inside fruit which is moved by: 1. Sailing in the wind 2. Drifting in water currents 3. Hitchhiking on animals or inside animals Sexual Reproduction in flowering plants Video
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Asexual Reproduction in plants
Reproductive methods in plants: 1. Vegetative propagation A form of asexual reproduction in which plants produce genetically identical offshoots (clones) of themselves, which then develop into independent plants. 2. Cuttings Pieces of stem or root cut from a plant to produce new plants 3. Grafting a form of artificial asexual reproduction in which the branch of one plant is inserted into the stem of another plant What plants reproduce asexually? Bulbs (e.g. daffodils), runners (e.g. strawberry), tubers (e.g. potatoes) |