Study Questions for

Plant Reproduction

1. How are the processes of DNA replication and mitosis important to different methods of vegetative propagation?

2. What makes some cells become root cells, others become stem cells, and still others become leaf cells?

3. Define the following terms:

plant tissue culture

micropropagation

regeneration

4. Why is vegetative propagation important to plant breeders?

5. Define the following terms:

diploid cell

haploid cell

6. Describe the importance of flower structure to the practice of artificial pollination.

7. A plant breeder wants plants that produce fruit of a certain shape as well as of a certain color. The breeder crosses a hybrid plant producing red, round fruit (Rree) with a hybrid plant producing gold, egg-shaped fruit (rrEe). Predict the possible offspring from this cross.