- Year 5
Asexual reproduction in plants
I can explain how plants can reproduce asexually.
- Year 5
Asexual reproduction in plants
I can explain how plants can reproduce asexually.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Plants reproduce to make new plants, or offspring, in different ways.
- Plants can reproduce asexually, which means a single parent plant can reproduce on its own.
- Plants produced asexually are identical to their parent plant; they are clones.
- Bulbs, runners and tubers are examples of asexual plant reproduction.
Keywords
Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create offspring.
Offspring - Living things create offspring when they reproduce.
Parent plant - A parent plant is a plant that has reproduced and created offspring.
Asexual - Asexual reproduction involves one parent and produces offspring that has the same characteristics as the parent.
Clone - Clones are offspring that have been created asexually and have identical characteristics to their parent.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the only way for plants to reproduce is by making seeds (i.e. as a result of sexual reproduction).
Plants can reproduce asexually in a number of ways. Use the lesson resources to show alternative ways for plants to reproduce that don’t involve pollination, fertilisation and seed formation.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does it mean to be identical to something?
Q2.All living things can reproduce. What does this mean?
Q3.What is the offspring of a living thing?
Q4.The is the part of the plant that allows it to reproduce by making seeds.
Q5.Before flowers can make seeds, they must be pollinated. What is pollination?
Q6.Starting with the one that happens first, put the steps of flowering plant reproduction into the correct order.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which statement is correct?
Q2.What is asexual reproduction in plants?
Q3.Which of these is not an example of asexual reproduction in plants?
Q4.Offspring that are produced asexually from a single parent plant are called , which means they are identical to their parent plant.
Q5.Some plants can reproduce asexually using tubers or bulbs. Whereabouts on plants are tubers and bulbs found?
