Biology 11th Edition by Gerald Audesirk,Teresa Audesirk,Bruce Byers

Exercise 10

Many plants can reproduce sexually or asexually. Strawberries, for example, can reproduce asexually by sending out horizontal stems called runners that root and form new plants, or they can reproduce sexually by flowering and producing fruit and seeds. Describe some advantages and disadvantages of each type of reproduction in wild plants. Include in your discussion the important aspects of the environments in which runners and seeds are likely to find themselves.