Reproduction in Plants Test - 1

The edible part of potato is stem.The edible portion is an underground stem that is also a tuber. The "eyes" of the potato are lateral buds.

Sowing is not a method of vegetative propagation. The methods of vegetative propagation include cutting, vegetative apomixis, layering, division, budding, grafting, and tissue culture.

Plants that are derived from the vegetative organs of a single plant are known as clones because they have the same genetic composition as of their parent individual.

Vegetative propagation produces genetically uniform progeny because their genetic make up is as same as of their parental make up.

Bulbs of onion are used for vegetative propagation. A bulb is a thick, short, underground stem in the form of a disc, which bears overlapping scale leaves containing food. The terminal bud grows into a green aerial shoot under suitable conditions.

Fig is an example of hypanthodium.It isa type of inflorescence in which the receptacle becomes spherical with a cavity inside. It opens to the outside with a small opening. Numerous small sessile flowers are produced from the inner surface of the receptacle. These flowers are of three types: male flowers, female flowers and sterile female flowers (gall flowers).

The pollination performed by bats is called cheiropterophily.Bat pollination is most common in tropical and desert areas that have many night-blooming plants.

A cone is obtained by the method of vegetative propagation.

Sweet potato, asparagus and dahlia is a group of plants which are propagated through underground roots.

Kalanchoe is propagated by leaves.It is a type of asexual reproduction.