Animals have DNA and they get passed down to next generation from the biological father and mother.
Do plants and trees have DNA? If so, how does it get passed down to next generation as for many plants and trees, there is no concept of a biological father and mother?
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Plants have sperm, called pollen, and eggs, called seeds. So they do indeed have mothers and fathers. They reproduce and have dna just like any other life form.
Of course plants have DNA. Like most other living things on the planet, plants reproduce sexually (with some exceptions) by germinating seeds with pollen before dispersing those seeds around.
The pollen is the plant equivalent of sperm, the seed is the egg.
From there the analogy breaks down a bit, because there is much variation, even among flowering plants species, but the common thread is that the individual plants that provided the pollen and the seed give a portion of their DNA to the new plant, with wider variations occurring when there are two individuals instead of one hermaphroditic plant germinating itself
Plants have sperm, called pollen, and eggs, called seeds. So they do indeed have mothers and fathers. They reproduce and have dna just like any other life form.
Plants have sperm, called pollen, and eggs, called seeds. So they do indeed have mothers and fathers. They reproduce and have dna just like any other life form.
Of course plants have DNA. Like most other living things on the planet, plants reproduce sexually (with some exceptions) by germinating seeds with pollen before dispersing those seeds around.
The pollen is the plant equivalent of sperm, the seed is the egg.
From there the analogy breaks down a bit, because there is much variation, even among flowering plants species, but the common thread is that the individual plants that provided the pollen and the seed give a portion of their DNA to the new plant, with wider variations occurring when there are two individuals instead of one hermaphroditic plant germinating itself
All living things have DNA. Trees are plants. All plants pass their DNA down to the next generation. The plant kingdom can reproduce sexually, similar to animals, by producing seeds. Seeds are made when the stamen (male part of a flower) produces pollen grains (similar to sperm in animals). The pollen then attaches to the stigma on top of a carpel, which contains ovules (the female part). In this case, the DNA of the plants that grows out of the seeds is a mixture of both separate parent plants. Some plant species can actually pollenate themselves, which means that the DNA is extremely similar to the single parent plant.
And then there are ways that plants can reproduce asexually. For example, many bulbs can be cut in half to form two new plants. In this case, the two new plants share identical DNA.
I don’t know if I can make an entire course in plant biology any simpler than that, but yes, plants definitely have DNA and parents, even if the parents are themselves.
All living things have DNA. Trees are plants. All plants pass their DNA down to the next generation. The plant kingdom can reproduce sexually, similar to animals, by producing seeds. Seeds are made when the stamen (male part of a flower) produces pollen grains (similar to sperm in animals). The pollen then attaches to the stigma on top of a carpel, which contains ovules (the female part). In this case, the DNA of the plants that grows out of the seeds is a mixture of both separate parent plants. Some plant species can actually pollenate themselves, which means that the DNA is extremely similar to the single parent plant.
And then there are ways that plants can reproduce asexually. For example, many bulbs can be cut in half to form two new plants. In this case, the two new plants share identical DNA.
I don’t know if I can make an entire course in plant biology any simpler than that, but yes, plants definitely have DNA and parents, even if the parents are themselves.
All living things have DNA. Trees are plants. All plants pass their DNA down to the next generation. The plant kingdom can reproduce sexually, similar to animals, by producing seeds. Seeds are made when the stamen (male part of a flower) produces pollen grains (similar to sperm in animals). The pollen then attaches to the stigma on top of a carpel, which contains ovules (the female part). In this case, the DNA of the plants that grows out of the seeds is a mixture of both separate parent plants. Some plant species can actually pollenate themselves, which means that the DNA is extremely similar to the single parent plant.
And then there are ways that plants can reproduce asexually. For example, many bulbs can be cut in half to form two new plants. In this case, the two new plants share identical DNA.
I don’t know if I can make an entire course in plant biology any simpler than that, but yes, plants definitely have DNA and parents, even if the parents are themselves.
Everything that is alive, literally all of it, uses DNA as a means of genetic storage. There are even some things that aren’t alive that use DNA as a form of genetic storage (certain viruses). Plants and trees do this with pollen, spores, fruits, and nuts, depending on the type of plant.
Everything that is alive, literally all of it, uses DNA as a means of genetic storage. There are even some things that aren’t alive that use DNA as a form of genetic storage (certain viruses). Plants and trees do this with pollen, spores, fruits, and nuts, depending on the type of plant.
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