www.juniorscience. ie 1C6_Plant Reproduction Asexual Reproduction OB51 distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction in plants and describe a way in which a named plant can reproduce asexually
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1C6_Plant Reproduction
Asexual ReproductionOB51 distinguish between asexual and sexualreproduction in plants and describe a way inwhich a named plant can reproduceasexually
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OB51 distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction in plants and describe a way in which a named plant can reproduce asexually
Sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction
• involves two parent plants• a cell from each combining to produce a seed which becomes a new plant• this plant has features of both parentse.g. apple, dandelions
• involves only one parent• cells from this parent divide and a new plant grows from these cells• this plant is identical to the parente.g. strawberries, potatoes
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Day 50 Some of the new growths are beginning to turn green – these will become the shoots of the new plantSome of the new
growths are beginning to turn downwards – these will become the roots of the new plant
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Describe what has happened to this potato over the 50
days
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Spider planthttp://www.amherstgreenhouses.com/photo/tropical/spiderPlant.jpg
1. Parent plant
2. Cells divide to grow a new stem
3. New plant grows at end of new stem
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Strawberry http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/img/bistrawberries.gif
1. Parent plant
2. Cells divide to grow new stem
3. New plant grows at end of stem
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1C6_Plant Reproduction
Asexual ReproductionOB51 distinguish between asexual and sexualreproduction in plants and describe a way inwhich a named plant can reproduceasexually