ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION : GRADE 5

A type of plant reproduction that does not use seeds or pollen.

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

This type of vegetative reproduction allows plants to multiply by themselves.

• Artificial

• Natural

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

This type of modified stem are enlarged but short, underground stems. An example of this is the potato.

• flowers

• seeds

• stolon

• tubers

These modified stems are horizontal and "run" above the ground are called runners. An example of this would be strawberries.

• flowers

• seeds

• stolon

• tubers

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

This type of modified stem is surrounded by many fleshy leaves. An example of this would be the onion.

• stolons

• tubers

• bulbs

• seeds

This method involves taking a part of parent plant and planting it again in soil or water.

• Grafting

• Layering

• Cutting

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

This method involves plants producing hundreds of spores and the spore sac bursts, and these spores grow into new bodies.

• seed formation

• spore formation

• pollen formation

This method involves combining a part of a plant called the scion attached to the base of another plant called stock.

• Crafting

• Grafting

• Drafting

This method involves having a part of the parent plant being bent and covered with soil.

• Layering

• Grafting

• Planting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

This plant reproduces by growing tiny leaflets on its leaves. This is called:

• Tomato

• Brophyllium

• Katakataka

• Potato

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2