Vegetative Reproduction in Plants Quiz

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Which of the following is a method of vegetative reproduction in plants?

Sexual reproduction through fusion of sex cells

Cloning through tissue culture

Sexual reproduction by alternation of generations

Somatic embryogenesis (correct)

What is the result of attaching a piece of stem from one plant to a root or root-bearing stem of another plant?

Grafting (correct)

Somatic embryogenesis

Sexual reproduction through fusion of sex cells

Cloning through tissue culture

What is the process of growing plant tissues in an artificial liquid or solid culture media called?

Sexual reproduction by alternation of generations

Tissue culture (correct)

Grafting

Somatic embryogenesis

Which plant organ is mostly modified to carry out vegetative reproduction?

Stems Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when plants reproduce sexual characteristics by alternation of generations?

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the male gametophyte in plant reproduction?

Forming the pollen that later develops from microspores Signup and view all the answers

In angiosperms, what is the process of pollination?

Transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of double fertilization in plants?

Formation of triploid food-storing endosperm Signup and view all the answers

What is coevolution in the context of plant reproduction?

Evolution of interacting species in response to changes in each other Signup and view all the answers

What is self-pollination in plants?

When pollen is carried from the stamen to the stigma of the same plant Signup and view all the answers

In which process do new individuals arise from outgrowths of existing ones?

Fragmentation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a change from female to male in sequential hermaphroditism?

Protandry Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fertilization requires behavioral interactions and compatible copulatory organs?

Internal fertilization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an animal that retains their eggs in their bodies and releases their young to fend for themselves?

Ovoviviparous Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the development of a new individual from an unfertilized egg?

Parthenogenesis Signup and view all the answers

Which accessory gland contributes the least to the total volume of semen?

Bulbourethral glands Signup and view all the answers

Where does production of normal sperm occur in most mammals?

In the scrotum Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Leydig cells in the male gonads?

Production of hormones Signup and view all the answers

Where do sperm pass from the seminiferous tubules of a testis before ejaculation?

Epididymis Signup and view all the answers

What is the temperature of the scrotum compared to that of the abdominal cavity in most mammals?

Lower Signup and view all the answers