Do insects help in plants asexual reproduction?

Question

Do insects help in plants asexual reproduction? Like maybe Honey bees.

Answer 1

yeah they tranfer pollen but that is sexual, not asexual

Answer 2

No, in general insects don't help plants reproduce asexually.

Asexual plant reproduction usually occurs through specialized stems and roots that are able to self-replicate, such and rhizomes or stolon.  Some herbivorous insects feed on these tissues, so if an insect feeds on a rhizome and transports a piece to a new location and the piece of rhizome sprouts a new plant, the insect would have aided in asexual plant reproduction.

Answer 3

helz yeah.... they carry pollen from the stamen to the pistil.

Answer 4

Definitely. Insects spread pollen, which is pretty much what allows plants to reproduce in the first place. Have you ever watched Bee Movie? That movie explains this concept pretty well.

Answer 5

Yes, Honey bees are known for pollination and gathering of necter.

Answer 6

Great, now I have a b0ner.

Answer 7

yes... cross pollination my friend... that's why they call it the birds and the bee's

Answer 8

why yes! they are completely necessary! honey bees are the ones who move the male reproductive tissue from the stamen, to the female reproductive organ. without this, asexual reproduction would be impossible.

Answer 9

Technically, if bees were to help, then it would be sexual reproduction because bees are carrying pollen(flower sperm) to other flowers. Asexual reproduction is usually used when talking about single-celled organisms.

Answer 10

yes, they carry the pollen from one flower and as they fly away it falls on other flowers.

Answer 11

yes they are agents of pollination just as wind. pollination is when the pollen grains move from the filament of a flower to the stigma; and this brings about fertilization. the pollen grains are very small particles like dust that can be attached to the legs of inseects when they move from one flower to the next.

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

yes & congratulations: you've successfully answered your own question

Answer 14

No. I do not understand how so many folks said "yes, pollination by insects helps plants with asexual reproduction" -- if you're transferring pollen to ovules, that is *sexual* production (albeit via a vector).

Asexual reproduction in plants is via ramets, rhizomes and other vegetative structures, and insects have little to nothing to do with that. Honey bees certainly do not have a role to play in the growth of such asexual structures in plants.

Answer 15

i think  why????

Answer 16

of course like butterflies honey bees they carry the "eherm" from flower to flower so they reproduce