Important Points of The Chapter “Reproduction in Organisms” Parthenogenesis: Development of an egg into an embryo without fertilisation. E.g. Rotifers, honeybees, turkey and some lizards. Meiocytes are specialised cells of diploid organisms which undergo meiosis to produce gametes. Monoecious Plants: Plants having both male and females flowers on same individual. E.g. Cucurbits and coconut. Dioecious Plants: Plants having male and female flowers on separate individuals. E.g. Papaya and date palm. Bamboo species flower only once in their life time generally after 50-100 yr. Strobilanthus kunthiana: Flowers once in 12 years. (Kerarala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) 13.8K views11:00
