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What are the asexual modes of reproduction in plants?
What are the asexual modes of reproduction in plants?
What are unisexual and bisexual flowers?
What are unisexual and bisexual flowers?
How do plants reproduce?
How do plants reproduce?
What is pollination?
What is pollination?
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What does the formation of a zygote in plants lead to?
What does the formation of a zygote in plants lead to?
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Study Notes
Asexual Modes of Reproduction in Plants
- Asexual modes of reproduction in plants include vegetative propagation, fragmentation, and budding
- Vegetative propagation involves the growth of new plants from vegetative parts like roots, stems, and leaves
- Fragmentation involves the breaking of a parent plant into fragments that can grow into new plants
- Budding involves the growth of new plants from buds on the parent plant
Types of Flowers
- Unisexual flowers have either male or female reproductive organs, but not both
- Bisexual flowers have both male and female reproductive organs
- Unisexual flowers can be either male (staminate) or female (pistillate)
- Bisexual flowers are also known as hermaphroditic flowers
Plant Reproduction
- Plant reproduction involves the production of seeds and fruits
- Seeds contain the embryo of a new plant, while fruits are the mature ovary of a flower
- Plant reproduction involves the fusion of male and female gametes (sperm and egg cells)
Pollination
- Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ to the female reproductive organ
- Pollination can occur through self-pollination (within a plant) or cross-pollination (between plants)
- Pollination is essential for plant reproduction and can be facilitated by various agents like wind, insects, and animals
Formation of a Zygote
- The formation of a zygote in plants leads to the development of an embryo
- The zygote is formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell
- The embryo develops into a seed, which contains the embryo of a new plant
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