Why is vegetative propagation practised for growing some types of plants?
Vegetative propagation occurs without seeds. The lower plants reproduce vegetatively through budding, fission, fragmentation, buds, spores etc. Every part of the plant such as roots, stems, leaves and buds takes part in vegetative propagation and can give rise to same new plants. Plants which have superior traits are vegetatively propagated cause they can give rise to identical plants. Vegetative propagation is of two types:-
Natural vegetative propagation
Artificial vegetative propagation
Vegetative propagation is the only method of reproduction in those plants who lost their capacity to produce seeds, eg. Banana, oranges, rose etc. Vegetative propagation can be done by plant tissue culture for the production of disease free plants.
Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?
Draw a labelled diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower.
What are the functions performed by the testis in human beings?
Why does menstruation occur?
How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores?
Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?
Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in
(a) amoeba.
(b) yeast.
(c) plasmodium.
(d) leishmania.
How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?
What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
How does reproduction help in providing stability to populations of species?
Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.
What is a good source of energy?
Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?
What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.
What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?
What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?
If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?
Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?
Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?
On the basis of the issues raised in this chapter, what changes would you incorporate in your lifestyle in a move towards a sustainable use of our resources?
What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.
Which one of the following types of medicines is used for treating indigestion?
(a) Antibiotic
(b) Analgesic
(c) Antacid
(d) Antiseptic
Under what soil condition do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate)?
How would these advantages differ from the advantages of using a long-term perspective in managing our resources?
What effect does the concentration of H+(aq) ions have on the nature of the solution?
What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate is heated? Give the equation of the reaction involved.
Why do you think the noble gases are placed in a separate group?
Only variations that confer an advantage to an individual organism will survive in a population. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
What are the components of the transport system in highly organised plants?