· Reproduction is the process of production of young ones of the same kind. · Reproduction is the prime characteristic of the living being. · It is necessary for the continuity of species. · Types of reproduction: A) Asexual Reproduction. B) Sexual Reproduction A) Asexual Reproduction: · In asexual reproduction, offspring are produced by single parents without the fusion of gamete. · Formation of new plants from vegetative parts (somatic cells) without meiosis and fertilization. · The produced offspring are genetically identical to their parents, thus called clones. · Cell divisions involved are only mitotic. · It occurs from vegetative parts of plants such as roots, stems, and leaves thus called vegetative propagation. · Only method of reproduction in plants that do not flower naturally like; sugarcane, banana, pine...