Propagation Flashcards
What does propagation mean?
To produce more plants
List ways we can propagate
Plants produce seeds through sexual reproduction
Plants can use asexual reproduction
Tubers
Runners
Bulbs
Cutting
Leaflets
What does asexual reproduction have?
A high success rate and allows the population to increase rapidly
What’s another name for asexual reproduction?
Cloning
What are tubers?
Underground food stores with special cells that can grow into new plants when the conditions are right
What is a plant that uses tubers?
Potatoes, they grow in spring
What are runners?
Specialised stems which grow horizontally along the ground with baby plants at the end. When they touch soil, roots are produced and the young plant can grow independently
What plants use runners?
Strawberries and buttercups
What are leaflets?
Special leaf tissues that can drop onto the soil and grow into new plants
What are bulbs?
Different type of underground food store made of adapted stems with fleshy leaves
What do fresh leaves do in spring?
Grow very quickly from the centre of the bulb
