Justify the statement ‘Vegetative reproduction is also a type of asexual reproduction.

The formation of new plants from the vegetative parts of the plant called vegetative propagules is called
vegetative propagation or reproduction.
Vegetative propagation can be considered asexual reproduction because of the following reasons:-

 Only one parent is involved.

 It doesn’t involve meiosis and fusion of gametes.

 The offspring are genetically similar to the parents.

What are the advantages of asexual reproduction?

The advantages of asexual reproduction are following:

1. Rapid Populating: Asexual reproduction gives the ability to produce large quantities of offspring.

2. No Mates Required: Asexual reproduction takes the need to find a mate away, allowing these
organisms to multiply.

3. In Case of Emergency: In dire situations, plants and organisms can keep themselves alive and
produce others to help them without the help of a mate, or other reproductive sources. Plants
are a great example of this. If no pollinator is available to pollinate, then they can clone by
asexual reproduction.

4. No True Investment: Asexual reproducers do not have to carry their offspring for a long amount
of time and produce more than one at a time. This makes it a quick and inexpensive process for
them in the terms of time.