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www.GOALias.blogspot.com1212 Reproduction in PlantsTo produce its kind is acharacteristic of all livingorganisms. You have alreadylearnt this in Class VI. The productionof new individuals from their parents isknown as reproduction. But, how doplants reproduce? There are differentmodes of reproduction in plants whichwe shall learn in this chapter.12.1 M12.1 MODESOF REPRODUCTIONIn Class VI you learnt about differentparts of a flowering plant. Try to list thevarious parts of a plant and write thefunctions of each. Most plants haveroots, stems and leaves. These are calledthe vegetative parts of a plant. After acertain period of growth, most plantsbear flowers. You may have seen themango trees flowering in spring. It isthese flowers that give rise to juicymango fruit we enjoy in summer. We eatthe fruits and usually discard the seeds.Seeds germinate and form new plants.So, what is the function of flowers inplants? The flowers perform the functionof reproduction in plants. Flowers arethe reproductive parts of a plant. Aflower may have either the male part orthe female part or both male and femaleparts.There are several ways by whichplants produce their offspring. These arecategorised into two types: (i) asexual,and (ii) sexual reproduction. In asexualreproduction plants can give rise to newplants without seeds, whereas in sexualreproduction, new plants are obtainedfrom seeds.Paheli thought that newplants always grow from seeds.But, she has never seen the seedsof sugarcane, potato and rose. Shewants to know how these plantsreproduce.Asexual reproductionIn asexual reproduction new plants areobtained without production of seeds orspores.Vegetative propagationIt is a type of asexual reproduction inwhich new plants are produced fromroots, stems, leaves and buds. Sincereproduction is through the vegetativeparts of the plant, it is known asvegetative propagation.Activity 12.1Cut a branch of rose or champa with anode. This piece of branch is termed acutting. Bury the cutting in the soil. Anode is a part of the stem/branch at