Key Area 2:Propagating and growing Plants

Question 1

Name 3 different methods of propagating plants with asexual reproduction?

Answer 1

Tubers, bulbs and runners

Question 2

How do bulbs reproduce?

Answer 2

Bulbs reproduce by underground food storage organs with fleshy leaves that store food and can grow and develop into new plants

Question 3

How do tubers reproduce?

Answer 3

Tubers reproduce by underground food stores.
Groups of cells in the tuber use this food to produce the energy needed for cell division

Question 4

How do runner reproduce?

Answer 4

Runner reproduce by horizontal stems that grow above ground with tiny plantlets at the end

Question 5

Example of a plant that reproduces using bulbs?

Answer 5

Daffodils & onion

Question 6

Example of a plant that reproduces using tubers?

Answer 6

Potato

Question 7

Example of plant that reproduces using runners?

Answer 7

Strawberry plant & spider plant

Question 8

What is artificial propagation?

Answer 8

Artificial propagation is when you take sections of the stem or leaf of a plant

Question 9

How to take a stem cutting?

Answer 9

Stem cutting is when after planting the cutting, given the right conditions, they can grow into a whole new plant (using scissors)