Activity 8.6 Class 10 Science How do Organisms Reproduce
Procedure: Activity 8.6 asks us to cut a money plant into parts and see whether it develop into a new plant or not.
Observation: Money plant with at least one leaf survives while money plant without leaf dies.
Explanation: Money plant is a perennial plant from the Asian region. We call it a money plant because its leaf resembles a coin.
Like other plants, the money plant can also reproduce through vegetative propagation.
When we cut this plant into parts, it survives by doing photosynthesis. But if the cut part does not contain any leaf the plant is unable to photosynthesize and produce own food. As a result, the plant becomes yellow and eventually dies.
Next: Reproduction in plants by germination, Activity 8.7.
See also: Reproduction by vegetative reproduction in a potato, activity 8.5.
