Module 6 - PERPETUATION OF LIFE

Question 1

means for something to carry on.

Answer 1

Perpetuate

Question 2

produces individuals that are genetically identical to the parent plant

Answer 2

Asexual reproduction

Question 3

involves the production of male and female gametes, the transfer of the male gametes to the female ovules in a process called pollination. After pollination occurs, fertilization happens and the ovules grow into seeds within a fruit.

Answer 3

Sexual reproduction

Question 4

Some plants can produce seeds without fertilization via _____ where the ovule or ovary gives rise to new seeds. Here are the plants that undergo asexual reproduction.

Answer 4

apomixis

Question 5

Types of plants who asexually reproduce?

Answer 5

Corms
Bulb
Tubers

Question 6

Vegetative propagation includes?

Answer 6

Corms
Bulb
Tubers
Rhizomes
Stolon
Leaves

Question 7

look like true bulbs but they are solid, so they do not have layers of modified leaves. As the leaves and flowers grow, they absorb the nutrients and the corm shrivels up and disappears

Answer 7

Corms

Question 8

Example of corms

Answer 8

Crocus
Gladiolas
Tuberous begonias

Question 9

Horticulturalists call these true _____ to differentiate them from the all the other types. True _____ consist of layers of modified leaves and contain a miniature flower or sprout in the center

Answer 9

Bulb

Question 10

Example of bulb

Answer 10

Onion
Garlic
Amaryllis
Tulips
Daffodils
Lilies

Question 11

are usually short and thickened and typically grow below the soil. Largely composed of starch-storing parenchyma tissue, they constitute the resting stage of various plants and enable overwintering in many species.

Answer 11

Tubers

Question 12

Examples of Tubers

Answer 12

Potato
Kumara
Yam
Taro
Jerusalem artichoke
Ulluco