Asexual Reproduction

1.________________ reproduction happens when a small part splits off from a single plant and grows on its own.

 

• A. Asexual

• B. Sexual               

• C. Germination   

• D. Union

2. Asexual reproduction is one way that plants reproduce. How many plants are needed for asexual reproduction to happen?

 

• A. 4 plants      

• B. 3 plants

• C. 2 plants

• D. 1 plant

3. Some plants can reproduce without seeds. Strawberry plants can reproduce using runners that spread out from the plant into the soil. These runners then grow into new plants. Which part of the plant creates the runner?

 

• A. the stem

   

• B. the flower

• C. the roots

• D. the leaf

4.  Which part of the potato plant do tubers grow from?

 

• A. the stem     

•      B.the ovary       

   

•       C. the pollen      

   

   

•    D. the root

   

   

5. Plants can reproduce without seeds (asexually) by creating new plants from different parts of the parent plant. Which part of a plant can be used to reproduce in this way?

 

• A. stem. roots and leaf             

   

• B. Roots, stem and flower             

   

•              C. stem, flower and leaf

   

•         D. leaf, roots and flower

   

6. Some plants, such as daffodils and tulips, may produce both sexually and asexually.  When these plants produce through  vegetative propagation, from what structure will new plants develop?

 

• A. rhizome      

   

•      B.bulb     

   

•          C. stolon   

   

•           D. runner

   

7. How does asexual reproduction happen in plants?

 

• A. Male and female plant parts are needed

   

• B. Flowering plants reproduce both ways.

   

• C. Plants can reproduce with plant parts.

   

• D. Plant needs pollen and bees to reproduce.

   

8. Which is an example of a way plants reproduce asexually?

• A. tubers

• B.rhizomes                  

• C. bulbs

• D. all of the above

9.. Root crops and tubers have different kind of root structure. Root crops form one vegetable per stem. With tubers, a single plant can produce several tubers. Which of the plants shown below is a tuber crop?

 

 

• A. carrot, rutabaga and turnip   

   

• B. cassava, ginger and radish

   

• C.potato, carrot and ginger

   

• D. sweet  potato, cassava and potato

   

10. Which of the following statement is an advantage of asexual

reproduction in plants?

 

• A. Plants can adapt to new environments.

   

• B. Plants can reproduce faster.

   

• C. The new plant is more disease resistant.

   

• D. The new plant is only suited to one habitat.