Demonstrate cloning methods used in plant science.
Demonstration should include
- defining cloning and propagation
- researching the applications of cloning
- discussing legal, ethical, biosecurity, and environmental effects of using cloning methods
- using a cloning method
- cuttings
- grafting
- layering
- division
- separation.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is the difference between cloning and propagation?
- What are the limitations in plants that can be cloned?
- What are the legal, ethical, environmental, and biosecurity considerations involved in cloning plants?
- What are examples of plants that have been cloned?