Natural Plant Cloning Flashcards
1
Q
What is vegetation propagation in natural plant cloning?
A
asexual reproduction by plants.
new plants grow from parts of the parent plant and are genetically identical
e.g.
natural - bulbs / tubers / rhizomes / runners / suckers
2
Q
What are bulbs?
A
e.g. onions
they can divide
they form new plants that are genetically identical
3
Q
What are tubers?
A
e.g. potato
tubers can sprout eyes - those circle things coming out of potatoes
each tube can form new plants
4
Q
What are rhizomes?
A
e.g. ginger
horizontal stem - direction
below ground
sprout to form new plants
5
Q
What are runners?
A
e.g. strawberries
above ground
horizontal stems
they sprout to form new plants
6
Q
What are suckers?
A
e.g. elm
if a plant is damaged, it can grow an alternative plant
new shoot from base of stem
forms a new plant
