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Biology 2 - C04 - 02

🧬📗1️⃣ Module 4 - Vegetative Propagation - SET 2

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What are runners and stolons? Horizontal stems that grow along the ground and form new plants at nodes.
What is a runner example? Strawberries produce runners that form new plantlets.
What is a stolon example? Bermuda grass spreads using stolons.
What are rhizomes? Underground horizontal stems that produce new shoots and roots.
Give an example of a plant with rhizomes. Ginger, bamboo, and ferns.
What are tubers? Swollen underground storage structures with buds (“eyes”) that grow into new plants.
Give an example of a tuber. Potato.
What are bulbs? Short stems surrounded by fleshy leaves that store food and produce new shoots.
Give an example of a bulb. Onion or garlic.
What are stem cuttings? Sections of stems with nodes that grow roots and form new plants.
What are leaf cuttings? Leaf sections that develop roots and shoots to form new plants.
What are root cuttings? Root sections that grow new shoots and roots.
What is simple layering? A branch is bent to the soil, roots while attached, then cut to form a new plant.
What is tip layering? The tip of a stem is buried, forms roots, and becomes a new plant.
What is grafting? Joining a scion to a rootstock so they grow as one plant.
What is budding? Attaching a bud to another plant’s stem to grow as one.
Why is vegetative propagation important? It produces genetically identical plants quickly.
What is an advantage of vegetative propagation? Faster reproduction compared to seeds.
What is a disadvantage of vegetative propagation? Lack of genetic diversity.
Which vegetative method do strawberries use? Runners.
Which vegetative method do onions use? Bulbs.
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