– Some plants reproduce sexually through seeds/flowers.
– Some plants are hermaphroditic or contain bisexual flowers and can self-pollinate
– Some plants clone themselves through tubers/grafting/budding.
In plants that have multiple reproductive options but have limited energy resources, how does it decide which reproduction method to use to fit the environment?
In: Biology
Botany was never my strong suit, but from what I can remember in college…
Plants don’t “know” which one to use through logic and reason like how a human would make a decision. A plant with multiple options will just wind up doing whichever one happens. If the wind picks up? Great, more sexual reproduction! If it doesn’t? Selfing (asexual) may happen instead.
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