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In case of Agave, bulbil is a special multi-cellular body as aerial stem modifications, essentially meant for reproduction.

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Important Questions on Reproduction in Plants

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What is vegetative reproduction? Explain any three natural methods of vegetative reproduction with the help of suitable diagrams.
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Write any three advantages of vegetative propagation in plants.
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A small piece of root tissue is taken from an oil palm tree and placed in a nutrient medium. Each small piece produces a new oil palm tree. What type of reproduction is this and how will the genotype of the new tree be in comparison to the parent tree?
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Explain the method of Cutting.
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A tall Eucalyptus tree cannot be grown from its stem because
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You know that in humans, reproduction requires two parents. Is it same in plants?
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Grafting is a technique used to increase the numbers of a particular variety of plant. A stem cutting, from a commercially grown fruit tree, P was grafted onto the roots of a non-commercial tree Q.

a) What is the type of reproduction shown in this process? 
b) If the new tree bears fruits, which variety will the fruits would be produced - commercial or non-commercial? Why?
c) List three ways to ensure that grafting in the above case is successful? 
d) Which other technique, similar to grafting, can be used to increase fruit production? 

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Explain vegetative propagation with the help of examples.
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Vegetative propagation is more prevalent in lower species of plants. Is it related to evolution? How are the plants showing sexual reproduction different from those showing asexual reproduction? Explain with two examples.
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What is vegetative reproduction?
 
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Plants can also be reproduced artificially without the help of any reproductive organs. What is such reproduction in plants called? Give two examples.
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What are the advantages of vegetative reproduction?
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Sam planted rose leaves in a pot to grow a rose plant. Do you think he would be able to grow it?
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Nowadays artificial methods have been developed for vegetative reproduction. Explain the types of artificial reproduction.
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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the plant species and its use?
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Discuss, giving examples, three different ways of vegetative reproduction.
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Potato reproduces from seeds.
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Name four modes of vegetative propagation.
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Which of these reproduces from a stem?
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Explain, with examples, the different parts of a plant from which new plants can grow.