20 Questions
Which of the following is a method of vegetative reproduction in plants?
Somatic embryogenesis
What is the result of attaching a piece of stem from one plant to a root or root-bearing stem of another plant?
Grafting
What is the process of growing plant tissues in an artificial liquid or solid culture media called?
Tissue culture
Which plant organ is mostly modified to carry out vegetative reproduction?
Stems
What is the process called when plants reproduce sexual characteristics by alternation of generations?
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
What is the role of the male gametophyte in plant reproduction?
Forming the pollen that later develops from microspores
In angiosperms, what is the process of pollination?
Transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
What is the outcome of double fertilization in plants?
Formation of triploid food-storing endosperm
What is coevolution in the context of plant reproduction?
Evolution of interacting species in response to changes in each other
What is self-pollination in plants?
When pollen is carried from the stamen to the stigma of the same plant
In which process do new individuals arise from outgrowths of existing ones?
Fragmentation
What is the term for a change from female to male in sequential hermaphroditism?
Protandry
Which type of fertilization requires behavioral interactions and compatible copulatory organs?
Internal fertilization
What is the term for an animal that retains their eggs in their bodies and releases their young to fend for themselves?
Ovoviviparous
What is the term for the development of a new individual from an unfertilized egg?
Parthenogenesis
Which accessory gland contributes the least to the total volume of semen?
Bulbourethral glands
Where does production of normal sperm occur in most mammals?
In the scrotum
What is the primary function of Leydig cells in the male gonads?
Production of hormones
Where do sperm pass from the seminiferous tubules of a testis before ejaculation?
Epididymis
What is the temperature of the scrotum compared to that of the abdominal cavity in most mammals?
Lower
Test your knowledge on the process of vegetative reproduction in plants, where vegetative parts or specialized reproductive structures give rise to new plants. Learn about the modified stems and organs involved in this type of reproduction.
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