BIOLOGY: LIFE ON EARTH-W/MASTERING ACCE
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Chapter 10, Problem 1AC
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.
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