3.   Vegetative Reproduction  --  THE  ANSWERS
                      (Natural Asexual Reproductive methods in   P L A N T S)

                    a.  definition –   V E G E T A T I V E    structures (parts of  plants)  such as  
                         R O O T S ,  S T E M S , &  L E A V E S   give rise to whole new plants

                    b.  notes
                         (1)    U N D I F F E R E N T I A T E D  (unspecialized) cells from only certain
                                regions of  plant tissue divide by process of   M I T O S I S

                         (2)   new tissue  D I F F E R E N T I A T E S  to form a new plant

                         (3)  new plant is   I D E N T I C A L   to its parent                

                    c.  example(s)  of vegetative methods in plants

                             (1)  bulbs --
                                    (a)  definition --  V E R T I C A L    U N D E R G R O U N D    S T E M
                                          surrounded by fleshy nutritious leaves                                 

                                    (b)  Ex.   T U L I P  (Ref. #1)  &   O N I O N    (Ref. #2

                             (2)   tuber --

                                    (a)  definition --  enlarged nutritious  horizontal   S T A R C H Y
                                           underground   S T E M

                                    (b)   B U D S   (eyes)   D I F F E R E N T I A T E  into new plants

                                    (c)  Ex.   P O T A T O   (Ref. #3)  (no ‘e’ at end of this word)

                            (3)   runner --
                                    (a)   definition  A B O V E   ground   H O R I  Z O N T A L   stem
                                           with  B U D S
                                    (b)  buds differentiate from  only certain plant  T I S S U E S
                                    (c)     Ex.  S T R A W B E R R Y,  (Ref. #4) and  the hated 
                                           C R A B G R A S  S  (Ref. #5)

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