ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS

Question 1

WHAT IS THE NATURAL METHOD OF ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Answer 1

PLANTS GROWING NEW PLANTS FROM THEIR OWN STEMS (STRAWBERRY PLANTS)

Question 2

HOW IS THE PROCESS OF THE NATURAL ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Answer 2

1) THE PARENT PLANT SENDS OUT RUNNERS
2) THE RUNNERS TAKE ROOT AT VARIOUS POINTS AND A NEW PLANT STARTS TO GROW
3) THE NEW PLANTS ARE CLONES OF THE PARENT PLANT SO THERE IS NO GENETIC VARIATION BETWEEN THEM

Question 3

WHAT ARE RUNNERS

Answer 3

FAST-GROWING STEMS THAT GROW OUT SIDEWAYS JUST ABOVE THE GROUND

Question 4

WHAT IS THE ARTIFICIAL MATHOD OF ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Answer 4

GROWING PLANTS FROM CUTTINGS

Question 5

HOW IS THE ARTIFICIAL ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION PROCESS

Answer 5

1) GARDENERS CAN TAKE CUTTINGS FROM GOOD PARENT PLANTS, AND THEN PLANT THEM TO PRODUCE GENETICALLY IDENTICAL COPIES

Question 6

WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF ARTIFICIALLY ASEXUAL PLANTS

Answer 6

THEY CAN BE PRODUCED QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY