Route of which plant gives rise to a new plant

  1. 29.1C: Plant Adaptations to Life on Land
  2. Apical meristem
  3. Rhizome: Definition and Examples
  4. How Do Plants Reproduce


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29.1C: Plant Adaptations to Life on Land

\( \newcommand\) • • • • • Key Points • While some plants remain dependent on a moist and humid environment, many have adapted to a more arid climate by developing tolerance or resistance to drought conditions. • Alternation of generations describes a life cycle in which an organism has both haploid (1n) and diploid (2n) multicellular stages, although in different species the haploid or diploid stage can be dominant. • The life on land presents significant challenges for plants, including the potential for desiccation, mutagenic radiation from the sun, and a lack of buoyancy from the water. Plant Adaptations to Life on Land As organisms adapted to life on land, they had to contend with several challenges in the terrestrial environment. The cell ‘s interior is mostly water: in this medium, small molecules dissolve and diffuse and the majority of the chemical reactions of metabolism take place. Desiccation, or drying out, is a constant danger for organisms exposed to air. Even when parts of a plant are close to a source of water, the aerial structures are prone to desiccation. Water also provides buoyancy to organisms. On land, plants need to develop structural support in a medium that does not give the same lift as water. The organism is also subject to bombardment by mutagenic radiation because air does not filter out the ultraviolet rays of sunlight. Additionally, the male gametes must reach the female gametes using new strategies because swimming is no longer possible. A...

Apical meristem

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Rhizome: Definition and Examples

• A rhizome is a type of plant stem that grows underground horizontally. • Rhizomes send out roots and shoots from nodes. • Rhizomes allow a plant to reproduce asexually. New plants, identical to the parent, maybe grown from a section of rhizome that contains a node. • Many different types of plants use rhizomes, including some grasses, lilies, orchids, ferns, and trees. Edible rhizomes include ginger and turmeric. Examples of Plants With Rhizomes A wide variety of plants have rhizomes. Rhizomatous grasses include bamboo, pampas grass, caterpillar grass, and Bermuda grass. Flowering plants include irises, cannas, lily of the valley, and sympodial orchids. Edible plants include asparagus, hops, rhubarb, ginger, turmeric, and lotus. Aspen trees spread via rhizomes. Although the trees of an aspen stand appear distinct, they are all connected underground and may be considered the largest organisms on Earth. Other plants that use rhizomes include poison oak, poison ivy, the Venus flytrap, and One way ferns propagate is via rhizomes. mariaflaya / Getty Images Rhizome vs. Stolon Rhizomes are commonly confused with stolons. A stolon or runner sprouts from a stem, has long spaces between nodes, and produces shoots at its end. A familiar example of a plant with stolons is a strawberry plant. Strawberries often extend stolons above ground. As the plantlets at the end of the stolon grow, gravity pulls them down. As they near the ground, roots grow and attach the new plant. Rhizomes ha...

How Do Plants Reproduce

Plants are living beings as well, and just like any other living creature, they also reproduce to create more plants. What we see as fruits or flowers on plants are actually the fruits of reproduction in plants. The process is significantly different from reproduction in animals, however. It is also interesting to note that plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Reproduction in Plants Plants are living organisms just like animals and exhibit all the characteristics of living organisms that include various processes like breathing, digesting, excreting, reproducing, and so on. Reproduction is a characteristic attribute of plants that enables them to produce new offspring and give rise to their future generations. The genetic makeup of the plant is determined by the mode of reproduction through which it reproduces. The mode of reproduction of plants helps in understanding their exhibited traits. Before getting into the details of the modes of reproduction, let’s first understand different plant structures. So, various plant structures are classified into – • Vegetative parts that include the roots, stems, leaves, etc. • Reproductive parts that include the flowers. Thus, Plants Reproduce by Two Modes of Reproduction- • Asexual Mode of Reproduction – Vegetative parts of the plants gives rise to new plants. • Sexual Mode of Reproduction – Reproductive parts of the plants give rise to embryos which grow into new plants. Asexual Reproduction In the asexual mode of repr...

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