Vegetative Propagation Quiz

 7. What is the type of propagation that involves joining two different stem tissues to allow them to grow together?

• air layering 

• grafting

• leaf cutting 

• stem cutting

Answer explanation

Grafting is used to get the good characteristics of plants and combine them together.

8. Which would be the best method of artificial vegetative propagation that would be good for succulents?

• grafting

• layering

•  leaf-cutting    

•  root cutting

Answer explanation

Grafting and layering are used hardwood plants while root cutting for dominating plants like tamarind.

9. Which is described as swollen, underground stems that grow vertically?

• corms

• rhizomes

• runners

• suckers

Answer explanation

Rhizomes are specialized stems that grow horizontally

underground; runners grow

above the soil; while suckers are lateral branches coming from underground.

• tip layering

• compound layering

• air layering

• mound layering

• trench layering

• tip layering

• simple layering

• air layering

• mound layering

• trench layering

• layering

• mound layering

• corm

• rhizome

• separation propagation

• stolon

• runner

• rhizome

• separation propagation

• stolon

• runner

• tuber

• separation propagation

• stolon

• rhizome

• tuber

A swollen, underground stem that is a storage organ for the plant is referred to as a

• rhizome

• runner

• stolon

• tuber