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Asexual Reproduction
Module in Science 5
Quarter 2, Module 5

JENNELYN W. ESTEMBER
Developer

Department of Education . Cordillera Administrative Region

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 PREFACE

This module is a project of the Curriculum Implementation Division particularly

the Learning Resource Management System (LRMS), Department of Education,
Schools Division of Ifugao which is in response to the implementation of the K-12
Curriculum.

This learning material aims to improve student’s performance in Science Grade

5.

Date of Development : May 2020

Resource Location : CAR-LRMS
Learning Area : Science
Grade Level 5
Resource Type : Module
Learning Competency : Describe the different modes of reproduction in
flowering and non-flowering plants such as moss,
fern, mongo and others.

Unpacked Competencies : a. Identify some plants that reproduce asexually.

b. Describe how plants reproduce asexually.

Competency Code : S5LT-IIg-7

Quarter/Week : Quarter 2, Week 5

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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The writer wishes to give due credit to the following for their untiring support in
making this module possible:

Jane T. Dulawan, EPS-Science for spearheading the evaluation of this material

to ensure its quality;

Rosa D. Humiwat, PSDS of Lamut for giving suggestions for the improvement
of this module;

The Reviewers/ Editors: Juliet K. Ballatong, Ronillo G. Viloria, for their patience
in reviewing the contents of this module;

Her husband, Mauricio E. Estember and kids (Chrisha Anjelene and Alyja
Therese) who served as her inspiration. For keeping her inspired to push herself to
the limits and to make the best out of everything. For the moral and financial supports
in making this modular workbook;

Her relatives and co-teachers who shared their knowledge and helped in the
development of this module;

Most of all, to our Almighty God, for giving His endless blessings, knowledge
and strength to make this modular workbook possible.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Title Page …………………………………….………………………………. i

Copyright Notice …………………………………………………………….. ii
Preface ……………………………………………………………………….. iii
Acknowledgment ……………………………………………………………. iv
Table of Contents …………………………………………………………… v
What I Need to Know ………………………………………………………. 2
What I Know ………………………………………………………………… 3
What’s In …………………………………………………………………….. 5
What’s New ……………………………………………………………….. .. 6
What Is It …………………………………………………………………….. 6
What’s More …………………………………………………………………. 7
Activity 1 ………………………………………………………...…… 7
Assessment 1 ………………………………………………..……… 8
Activity 2 ………………………………………………………...…… 9
Assessment 2 ………………………………………………..…….... 9
Activity 3 ………………………………………………………...….... 10
Assessment 3 ………………………………………………..…….... 10
What I Have Learned ……………………………………………………..... 11
What I Can Do ………………………………………………………………. 11
Assessment ……………………………………………………..…………... 12
Additional Activity ……………………………………………..…………….. 13
Answer Key …………………………………………………………………. 14

References …………………………………………….…………………..… 15

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Asexual Reproduction
Module in Science 5
Quarter 2, Module 5

JENNELYN W. ESTEMBER
Developer

Department of Education .Cordillera Administrative Region

 WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

This module demonstrates ways of propagating plants by means of asexual

reproduction. All things die eventually. So in order to continue their own kind,
organisms must reproduce. Organisms reproduce in different ways. There are several
ways by which organisms reproduce asexually. Asexual reproduction in plants does
not involve the sexual process by which the male and female reproductive cells of
parent plants intermingle their chromosomes to form seeds that grow into new plants.
Plants reproduce asexually from roots and stems, from cell tissue that grows from
leaves and stalks, and from seeds that grow without fertilization taking place. Normally
plants need two parents. With asexual reproduction, there is only one parent plant.
The new plants are clones of the parent plant; they are exactly the same. Plants that
reproduce asexually don't need pollen to make new plants.

For the learner:

Please keep this material neat and clean. Thoroughly read every page and
follow carefully all instructions indicated in every activity. Answer all questions
independently and honestly. Write all your answers on a sheet of paper. Be sure to
compare your answers to the KEY ANSWERS only after you have answered the given
tasks. If you have questions or clarifications please feel free to ask your teacher or
parent.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify some plants that reproduce asexually.

2. Describe how some plants reproduce asexually.

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 WHAT I KNOW

Find out how much you already know about the topics in this module. Choose
the correct answer and write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet. Please
answer all items. Take note of the items that you were not able to answer correctly
and find the right answer as you go through this module.

Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. What type of reproduction do flowering plants have if they produce new plants
through other plant parts?
A. Asexual Reproduction B. Fertilization
C. Pollination D. Sexual Reproduction

2. Which of the following plants are propagated by leaves?

A. banana B. katakataka C. malunggay D. rose

3. Which of these plants is not grown from seeds?

A. beans B. potato C. tamarind D. tomato

4. Which of the following plants is grown from cuttings?

A. Star apple
B. Avocado
C. Malunggay
D. Grass

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE about asexual reproduction in

flowering plants?
A. Asexual reproduction is producing new plants through other plant
parts and no sex cells are involved.
B. Asexual reproduction takes place when flowers produce seeds.
C. Asexual reproduction requires pollination in flowers
D. .Fertilization takes place in asexual reproduction in plants.

6.Some plants, such as strawberries, develop new flowering stems through

the use of above ground horizontal stems. Which term best describes
these structures?
A. Buds B. Leaves C. Roots D. Runner

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7. A stem cutting of a rose plant was planted in a pot. Weeks later, the
cutting grew roots and began to grow into a new rose plant. Which process
led to the formation of the new rose plant?
A. Asexual Reproduction B. Germination
C. Pollination D. Sexual Reproduction

8. It is a short, fat underground stem that sends down roots. It is made up of

tightly packed leaves that contain stored food supply.
A. Bulb B. Rhizomes C. Seed D. Tuber

9. Which of these plants can be grown from rhizome?

A. Banana B. Bermuda Grass
C. Ginger D. Santan

10. How do garlic, potatoes, welcome plant and bougainvillea reproduce?

A. asexually B. both sexually and asexually
C. neither A or C D. sexually

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 WHAT’S IN
Describe the modes of reproduction of flowering plants. Try to sing the song
Bahay Kubo. List some of the plants mentioned in the song that reproduce sexually
and asexually.

Bahay Kubo

Bahay-kubo, kahit munti

Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari
Singkamas at talong
Sigarilyas at mani
Sitaw, bataw, patani
Kundol, patola, upo't kalabasa
At tsaka mayro'n pang
Labanos, mustasa
Sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya
Sa paligid-ligid ay puno ng linga
Bahay-kubo, kahit munti
Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari
Singkamas at talong
Sigarilyas at mani
Sitaw, bataw, patani
Kundol, patola, upo't kalabasa
At tsaka mayro'n pang
Labanos, mustasa
Sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya
Sa paligid-ligid ay puno ng linga
Sa paligid-ligid ay puno ng linga
https://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+of+bahay+kubo+song&oq=lyrics+of+bahay&aqs=chrome.2.0j69i57j0l6.11734j0j8&so
urceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Sexual Reproduction Asexual Reproduction

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

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 WHAT’S NEW
Aling Maria cuts some mature stems of San Francisco, santan, rose and
malunggay in their garden. Bugan, her neighbor, saw her that she just threw them
away in their backyard. What might Bugan do? How do San Francisco, Santan, and
Rose plant reproduce?

https://www.google.com/search?q=image

WHAT IS IT

Asexual or vegetative propagation is a form of propagation where new plants

are produced from one part of a parent plant. New plants can grow from roots, stems,
and leaves of a parent plant.
New plants can be reproduced asexually through the following kinds of plants
with examples.

a. Rhizomes – creeping underground stems b. Tuber – enlarge roots

Ginger Camote

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 c. Bulb – rounded stem with fleshy leaves d. Runners- long-slender
stem, grass

Onion Strawberries

e. Suckers – underground shoots f. Corm – a short underground stem

that plants use to store nutrients

Banana : Carrots

g. Stem Cutting – Santan, San Fransisco h. Leaf Cutting – like begonia

Katakataka

https://www.google.com/search?q=black+and+white+strawberry+plant+clipart&tbm=isch&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwj_lf-
YlKzqAhX7xYsBHaM6BBsQrNwCKAB6BQgBEOwB&biw=902&bih=545

WHAT’S MORE

Activity 1: Cluster Me
Direction: In the previous activity, you have identified the different plants that
reproduce asexually. In this activity you will identify how do these plants reproduce.
Group them by writing the name of each plant under their proper group. Number 1 is
done for you.

gumamela ginger garlic katakataka

potato strawberries gabi banana

Rhizomes Tuber Bulb Runners Sucker Leaf Stem Corn

1.ginger 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Assessment 1: Define Me
Direction: Write the type of asexual reproductive method of the different plants
below.

1.

2
2.

3.

4.

5.

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Activity 2: Word Hunt
Direction: From the jigsaw puzzle below, find the ways of propagating plants
by means of asexual reproduction. Number 1 is done for you.

S T A M B U X T E E
T S D F G H U Q N G
E B S O L C O R M N
M W U A C X V U A I
C E C L R E B U A T
U R K F B P O S Y T
T A E U I O R G T U
T S R N K E E F J C
I I S B N M B E I F
N H K N U P U U N A
G O U A J H T T C E
A R H I Z O M E V L

1. Bulb 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.

Assessment 2: Sketch/Draw Me
1. Bulb with fleshy leaves 2. Plant growing from runner

Onion Grass

3. Rhizome growing into a new plant

Ginger

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Activity 3: Pick Me
Direction: Match the description on the left with each term on the right. Write
the answer before the number. Number 1 is done for you.

Column A Column B
B 1. These are thick or swollen plant parts that serve A. Runners or Stolons
as a food reserve such as camote.
2. The method of growing a new plant without B. Tubers
using the seeds.
3. It is made up of tightly packed leaves that C. Corm
contain stored food supply like onion and tulip.
4. A long, slender, horizontal stem that produces D. Asexual
new plants just below the ground at the nodes. Plants Reproduction
that grow from this are bermuda grass and strawberry.
5. An underground stem usually from banana, E. Rhizomes
apples and cherries.
6. Creeping underground stems like ginger. F. Sexual
Reproduction
7. A short, underground stem that plants use to G. Suckers
store nutrients. – taro o gabi, gladiolus
8. Katakataka and begonia H. Leaf Cutting
9. Starts in the flower which produce seeds. I. Stem Cutting
10. Santan, Rose, San Fransisco J. Bulb

Assessment 3: Spot-On Me

Direction: Write TRUE if the underlined word/s in each item make the
statement correct. Write FALSE If not.

1. Asexual reproduction is a method of growing a new plant without using the seeds.

2. A tuber is a thick and fleshy underground stem. A new plant grows from the buds in
its small leaves. Ginger is an example of tuber.

3. Cutting a mature stem and soaking it in the water for a few days can make plants
grow.

4. Plants like banana and pineapple reproduce by developing upright shoots called
suckers.

5. Bulb is a short underground stem that plants use to store nutrients.

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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Asexual reproduction is a form of propagation where new plants are produced

from one part of a parent plant. It does not involve the sexual process by which the
male and female reproductive cells of parent plants intermingle their chromosomes to
form seeds that grow into new plants.
Plants reproduce asexually from roots and stems, from cell tissue that grows from
leaves and stalks, and from seeds that grow without fertilization taking place.

Direction: Enumerate some ways of propagating plants by means of asexual

reproduction.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

WHAT I CAN DO

Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Why is asexual reproduction in plants important to humans?

2. How will you show your love to flowering and non-flowering plants?

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 ASSESSMENT

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. A stem cutting of a rose plant was planted in a pot. Weeks later, the
cutting grew roots and began to grow into a new rose plant. Which process
led to the formation of the new rose plant?
A. Asexual Reproduction B. Germination
C. Pollination D. Sexual Reproduction

2. It is a short, fat underground stem that sends down roots. It is made up of

tightly packed leaves that contain stored food supply.
A. Bulb B. Rhizomes C. Seed D. Tuber

3. Which of these plants can be grown from rhizomes?

A. Banana B. Bermuda Grass
C. Ginger D. Santan

4. How do garlic, potatoes, katakataka and bougainvillea reproduce?

A. asexually B. both sexually and asexually
C. neither A or C D. sexually
5. What type of reproduction do flowering plants have if they produce new plants
through other plant parts?
A. Asexual Reproduction B. Fertilization
C. Pollination D. Sexual Reproduction

6. Which of the following plants are propagated by leaves?

A. banana B. katakataka C. malunggay D. rose

7. Which of these plants is not grown from seeds?

A. tomato B. potato C. beans D. tamarind

8. Which of the following plants is grown from cuttings?

A. Star apple
B. Avocado
C. Malunggay
D. Grass

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 9. Which of the following statements is TRUE about asexual reproduction in
flowering plants?
A. Asexual reproduction is producing new plants through other plant
parts and no sex cells are involved.
B. Asexual reproduction takes place when flowers produce seeds.
C. Asexual reproduction requires pollination in flowers.
D. Fertilization takes place in asexual reproduction in plants.

10. Some plants, such as strawberries and grasses develop new flowering stems
through the use of above ground horizontal stems. Which term best describes
these structures?
A. Buds B. Leaves C. Roots D. Runner

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
Direction: Briefly describe the following mode of reproduction.

Mode of Reproduction Characteristics

1. Bulb

2. Runners

3. Sucker

4. Tuber

5. Corm

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 ANSWER KEY

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 REFERENCES
Arradaza, Harold A., Dela Cruz, Mary Jean G., Garcia, Ednaliza R., Sarte, Evelyn T. Science Beyond
Borderds 5. Vibal Group, Inc.2016

Asexual reproduction in Plants.https//www.slideshare.net

Asexual Reproduction.https://courses.lumenlearning.com

Teacher’s Guide Grade 5 Quarter 1-2

Vegetative Reproduction.https://www.britannica.com/science/vegetative-reproduction

https://www.google.com/search?q=images+of+asexual+reproduction+in+plants&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUK
j2gO_WyLXqAhUCE4gKHdMXAbgQ_AUoAXoECA4QAw&biw=917&bih=561

DepEd CAR LR #: 571-12-20MELCS

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