Seeds
This is the resting stage of a seed.
What is dormancy?
This is the first step in seed germination.
What is the absorption of water?
These types of cuttings must be taken when the plant is dormant.
What are hardwood cuttings?
Cell division resulting in 2 daughter cells having the same genetic make-up of the parent.
What is mitosis?
This is the quicker way to propagate plants.
Vegetative propagation
This part of the seed protects it from the environment.
What is the seed coat?
This is the part of the seed that will grow into a new plant.
What is the embryo?
This type of adventitious root develops only after a cutting is made, in response to the wounding of cutting the stem.
What are wound-induced roots?
The term referring to a cell having all the genetic information to make a new plant.
What is totipotency?
These are the first set of leaves to grow from a seed
What are the true leaves?
This measures the percentage of seeds that will sprout.
What is the germination rate?
This gas is needed for cellular respiration during germination.
What is oxygen?
This type of adventitious root develops naturally on stems while still attached to the parent plant.
What are preformed roots?
A group of cells that develops in response to a wound stimulus.
What is callus tissue?
These are the 3 parts of the plant that can be used for asexual reproduction. T
What are the stems, leaves, and roots.
A condition where a seed will not germinate even when the environment is right.
What is dormancy?
This occurs in nature, when seeds re-enter dormancy due to unfavorable environmental conditions
What is secondary dormancy?
This term refers to roots developing at the proximal end of a stem.
What is polarity?
This is commonly applied to the bottom of a stem to enhance rooting.
What is auxin?
This is the part of a stem where a bud or branching stem are attached.
What is a node?
When dormancy is broken by a period of chilling.
What is stratification?
This type of germination occurs when the cotyledons remain under the soil.
What is hypogeous germination?
These hormones stimulated bud and stem growth in leaf cuttings
What are cytokinins?
These types of cuttings can be taken any time of the year.
What are herbaceous cuttings?
This is how a plant gets it's energy after a seed germinates.
What is Photosynthesis?