Zoospores and Conidia in Vegetative Propagation Quiz

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What is the method of vegetative propagation that involves inducing roots on branches of a stem before detaching them from the parent plant?

Layering

Which method of vegetative propagation involves joining parts of two plants so that they grow as one plant?

Grafting

What is the process of artificially culturing cells, tissues, and organs in a laboratory called?

Micropropagation

In vegetative propagation, what is the term used to describe a small piece of any plant organ, such as a stem, root, or leaf, that is used to grow a new plant?

Cutting Signup and view all the answers

What is the initial undifferentiated mass of cells formed during micropropagation called?

Callus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the reproductive structures found in algae and fungi that are produced asexually?

Conidia Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of vegetative propagation in plants?

Vegetative propagation is the asexual multiplication of plants using parts like roots, stems, leaves, or bulbs. Signup and view all the answers

How does Terror of Bengal propagate vegetatively, and what are the consequences?

Terror of Bengal propagates vegetatively at a rapid rate, spreading over water bodies, draining oxygen, leading to fish death. Signup and view all the answers

Which plant structure is a reduced stem with multiple buds, such as in onions and lilies?

Bulb Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plants develop new plants when aerial stem segments fall on the ground?

Cacti develop new plants through aerial modified stems like Opuntia. Signup and view all the answers

What type of plant propagation involves the growth of new plants from stems with a number of buds?

Budding Signup and view all the answers

What are bulbils, and how do they contribute to plant propagation?

Bulbils are fleshy buds produced in the axils of foliage leaves, which form new plants when they fall on the ground. Signup and view all the answers

Under what conditions can vegetative propagation occur in water hyacinth (Eichhornia)?

Favourable conditions Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for modified stems that produce adventitious roots at nodes, aiding in plant propagation?

Runners Signup and view all the answers

How do rhizomes contribute to plant propagation?

Rhizomes are creeping stems with buds that store sufficient food, capable of giving rise to new plants. Signup and view all the answers

In vegetative propagation, what type of stem branches have modified underground buds, like the potato's eye bud?

Tubers Signup and view all the answers

Name a plant that can undergo vegetative propagation by producing suckers that break away from the parent plant.

Mint Signup and view all the answers

What process involves the growth of new plants from buds on underground modified stems?

Underground stems propagation Signup and view all the answers

Which plants develop adventitious buds on their leaves, leading to the formation of new plants?

Plants like Bryophyllum, Kalanchoe, and Begonia form new plants from adventitious buds on their leaves. Signup and view all the answers