REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS FINAL EXAM GUIDE
2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
asexual propagation - involves the reproduction of new plants using only the
vegetative parts of the parent plant
adventitious roots - roots that begin growth from the stem
clones - ..., genetically identical copies
cuttings - ..., Pieces of stem or root cut from a plant to produce new plants
growing medium - ..., the substrate in which plants grow. Usually applied to
manufactured or synthetic soils, ie "potting soils", or highly amended soils, ex. landscape beds.
'Soil' is the outer weathered layer of the earth's crust. Need pores
hardwood cuttings - ..., plant tissues are hardened and more woody
herbaceous cutting - ..., type of cutting taken from plants that never form a woody stem
leaf cutting - ..., a cutting that includes a short section of stem with a leaf attached
leaf bud cutting - cutting from a bud of the plant and rooting it
leaf-petiole cutting - ..., a method of asexual reproduction in which the leaf blade is taken
from the parent plant, along with the petiole.
root cutting - ..., a cutting made from sections of roots
semi hardwood cutting - ..., A cutting taken from the new growth of a woody plant after
the stems have partially matured and are stiff, not soft.
softwood cutting - ..., A piece of a plant that is taken from new, green, non-woody growth
and is used to propagate the plant.
2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
asexual propagation - involves the reproduction of new plants using only the
vegetative parts of the parent plant
adventitious roots - roots that begin growth from the stem
clones - ..., genetically identical copies
cuttings - ..., Pieces of stem or root cut from a plant to produce new plants
growing medium - ..., the substrate in which plants grow. Usually applied to
manufactured or synthetic soils, ie "potting soils", or highly amended soils, ex. landscape beds.
'Soil' is the outer weathered layer of the earth's crust. Need pores
hardwood cuttings - ..., plant tissues are hardened and more woody
herbaceous cutting - ..., type of cutting taken from plants that never form a woody stem
leaf cutting - ..., a cutting that includes a short section of stem with a leaf attached
leaf bud cutting - cutting from a bud of the plant and rooting it
leaf-petiole cutting - ..., a method of asexual reproduction in which the leaf blade is taken
from the parent plant, along with the petiole.
root cutting - ..., a cutting made from sections of roots
semi hardwood cutting - ..., A cutting taken from the new growth of a woody plant after
the stems have partially matured and are stiff, not soft.
softwood cutting - ..., A piece of a plant that is taken from new, green, non-woody growth
and is used to propagate the plant.
