what plants reproduce from:?

Question

1.leaves
2.underground stems
3.seeds
4.spores
5.suckers

Answer 1

1) Reproduction from leaves - It is also called vegetative propagation as the leaves are vegetative organ of plants.

examples of such plants-i) Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe are two plants ( Related to each other ) That reproduce from the buds that develop on their leaf margins . These buds are called 'Bulbils' . See picture below by clicking on the links-

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/130/Leaf/Modified_Leaves/Plantlets_Kalanchoe_MC.jpg

http://www.botanik.uni-karlsruhe.de/garten/fotos-knoch/Bryophyllum%20daigremontianum%20Brutblatt%201.jpg

2) Under ground stem - Rhizome , corm , tuber and bulbs are all under ground stems that do the twin functions of storage of food and vegetative propagation.
i) Rhizome - ginger
ii) Corm - Gladiolus
iii) Tuber - Potato, ( Not sweet potato as it is Root tuber)
iv) Bulb - Onion , Garlic.

3) Seeds -As it is the most common or normal mode of all seed bearing plants ,examples are too numerous to quote.

4) Spores - All lower organisms reproduce by resorting to spore formation , Bacteria , Algae , Fungi , Bryophytes and Pteridophytes are examples.

5) Suckers - Banana and Chrysanthemum are good examples of reproduction by this method.
http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu/gallery/albums/album06/banana_suckers_cut_small.jpg

http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/q/6J/BM/6JBM0304.gif

Answer 2

Most reproduce from seeds.
However, all of the answers are correct. Some lower plants can make spores. Underground stems can surface and start a new plant, suckers are stems that can have a rock put on them and will root into a new plant, some leaves will also root.

Answer 3

1.Seeds. They are the most successful of the plant family and therefore the mose propagated. The others you mentioned also survive quite well and are present in our environment.-

Examples- flowers, tomatoes, peas, lettuce, most garden vegetables, squash.

2. Leaves- cacti, ornamental indoor plants, aloe
3. Underground stems- vines, lawn and garden weeds. Veronicas
4. Spores-Pteridophytes: Ferns and Horsetail
5. Suckers- roses, potatoes, violets, red cherry, aquatic plants

Answer 4

I suspect your science teacher is looking for "sexual reproduction" where pollinated female flowers produce seeds which are actually tiny embryos. And "asexual reproduction" where the parent plant produces offspring by the use of rhizomes, stolons, bulbs, adventitious buds, and corms.

Answer 5

Seeds

Answer 6

spores which is a male gamete.