Plant Reproduction

Sexual reproduction produces offspring by the fusion of gametes, resulting in genetically different offspring. Asexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring without the fusion of gametes.

Vegetative reproduction involves a vegetative piece of the parent plant developing into a new plant. Agamospermy is a type of asexual reproduction in plants where seeds are produced without fertilization.

Asexual reproduction in plants may occur through budding, fragmentation, spore formation, regeneration, and vegetative propagation.

<p>Mutations can result in genetic variation among clonal plants, as they are genetically identical to the parent plant and each other unless mutations occur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clonal plants are genetically identical to the parent plant and each other, while sexually reproduced plants are genetically different from their parents.</p> Signup and view all the answers