Question

Observe the following figure and answer the questions below:

1. Which process is shown in figure?
2. Define the process.
3. Give an example of the process depicted.

Answer 1

1. Vegetative reproduction.
2. Reproduction in plants with the help of vegetative parts like roots, stems, leaves, and buds is called vegetative reproduction.
3. Vegetative propagation in potatoes is performed with the help of ‘eyes’ present on the tuber whereas in Bryophyllum it is performed with the help of buds present on leaf margin. In the case of plants like sugarcane & grasses, vegetative propagation occurs with the help of buds present on nodes.