6.2.1

Question 1

What are natural clones?

Answer 1

produced through asexual reproduction by mitosis
identical copies produced

Question 2

How are natural clones produced?

Answer 2

asexually by mitosis

Question 3

How do we produce clones from cutting?

Answer 3

Use a healthy shoot / cut a healthy shoot from a plant

Cut stem at a slant

between nodes

dip in rooting powder / plant hormones / auxin

place in soil / compost and add water

cover with plastic bag / remove some leaves

Question 4

When producing clones from cuttings, what should we do with our cut, healthy shoot?

Answer 4

dip in rooting powder

Question 5

When producing clones from cuttings, how should we cut the shoot?

Answer 5

use a healthy shoot
cut at a slant
between nodes

Question 6

When producing clones from cuttings, what should happen after dipping the shoot in rooting powder?

Answer 6

place in soil / compost and add water

Question 7

When producing clones from cuttings, what should you do after placing the shoot into soil and adding water to reduce transpiration?

Answer 7

cover with plastic bag / remove some leaves

Question 8

What is grafting?

Answer 8

joining the shoot of 1 plant to the growing stem and root of another plant

Question 9

Why should you cut the shoot at an angle when grafting?

Answer 9

inc SA for adhesion