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What Is Reproduction
The process of producing young ones of their own kind is known as reproduction.It is because of reproduction life continues from generation to generation.
What are the two methods of reproduction?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
What is vegetative reproduction?
When new plants are produced from the vegetative parts of the mother plant such as roots,stem,leaves without the help of any reproductive organs.It is known as vegetative reproduction.
Potato is an underground stem tube.When it is cut into parts and planted in the soil,each part with an eye develops into a new plant.Its each eye is a bud which can develop into a new plant.
New plants are also produced by parts of underground stems in ginger and from bulbs in onion,lily and tulip.Bulbs are underground stems with thick leaves.
In some plants like strawberry and grasses the main plant develop side shoots which grow into new plants.
What is sexual reproduction?
When the male cell(sperm) fuses with the female cell(ova) they reproduce a new cell (zygote).It develops into new organizm.This is known as sexual reproduction.
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