Vegetative Reproduction

Plants that are produced by vegetative reproduction are...

• not genetically identical

• genetically identical

• only look like parent plants

• are dissimilar in most ways to each other

Types of vegetative reproduction

• Runners, rhizomes, suckers

• Cutting and grafting

• Leaves, cones, roots, stems

• strawberries, rasperberries, ginger

Sucker reproduction is when....

• stems that run underground

• new plants form on the roots

• stems that grow along the surface

• attaching one part of the plant to another

Rhizome reproduction is when...

• small pieces of the plant are cut and reburied

• bulbs form on stems that run underground

• plants that form on the roots

• stems go along the surface of the soil

Runner plant reproduction is when.....

• grafting or cutting occur

• new plants form on roots

• stems grow underground

• Stems grow along the surface

Examples of technologies that allow plant reproduction

• suckers, rhizomes, runners

• photosynthesis and cellular respiration

• cuttings and grafting

• pollination and seed development

What are some positives of vegetative reproduction?

• Only need one plant

• Reproduce easily under ideal conditions

• spread quickly

• All answers are correct