A Closer Look at Plant Reproduction, Growth, and Ecology (Introduction to Biology) by Michael Anderson
English | 15 Aug. 2011 | ISBN: 1615305300 | 89 Pages | PDF | 18 MB
English | 15 Aug. 2011 | ISBN: 1615305300 | 89 Pages | PDF | 18 MB
Consider the ways in which plants reproduce. Some plants are created by the joining of one parent plant’s male sex cells and another’s female sex cells. Humans and most animals also reproduce in this way. Yet there are other methods of plant reproduction that don’t depend upon two parents, or even sex cells, for that matter. Leaves and stems—whether they break off on their own, are cut on purpose, or naturally grow underground (in the case of tubers and bulbs)—are capable of sprouting roots and “giving birth” to a new, independent plant.