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Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYReproduction in Lower and Higher Plants3 Marks
Question
What is asexual reperoduction? Describe fragmentation.
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Answer

  1. Production of offspring without involving fusion of two compatible gametes or sex cells is called asexual reproduction.
  2. Fragmentation : It is a type of asexual reproduction observed in lower plants, e.g. algae.
  3. Multicellular organisms break into small pieces called fragments which develop into new plant.
  4. These fragments are formed due to different reasons like accidental breakdown, death and decay of cells, etc.

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