Asked by Brody Chester on Jun 18, 2024
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Provide a one-sentence explanation of how each of the following structures can be used to propagate plants asexually: suckers, corms, stolons. BONUS: Provide one example of a plant that is capable of each type of reproduction identified.
Asexually
The process by which an organism can reproduce and generate offspring without the need for a mating partner, resulting in a genetic clone of the parent.
Suckers
An organ in some animals specialized for adhesion, or a shoot from the base of a plant stem that can develop into a new plant.
Corms
Short, vertical, swollen underground plant stems that serve as storage organs to survive winter or dry months and to propagate new plants.
- Understand and delineate the different techniques of propagating plants, encompassing both asexual and sexual methods.
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Aylin LopezJun 24, 2024
Final Answer :
Suckers: Roots develop adventitious buds, which can then be separated to grow as separate plants (e.g., black locust, pear, apple, cherry, blackberry, aspen).
Corms: Axillary buds can be separated and used to give rise to new corms (e.g., crocus, gladiolus, cyclamen).
Stolons: Buds produced along the stolon can be separated and used to give rise to new plants (e.g., strawberries)
Corms: Axillary buds can be separated and used to give rise to new corms (e.g., crocus, gladiolus, cyclamen).
Stolons: Buds produced along the stolon can be separated and used to give rise to new plants (e.g., strawberries)
Learning Objectives
- Understand and delineate the different techniques of propagating plants, encompassing both asexual and sexual methods.