After reading the chapter, you should be able to:

• Describe alternation of generations as it relates to life cycles in plants
• Differentiate between sexual (seed) and asexual (vegetative) propagation
• Distinguish between seedling populations and clones
• Describe how genes impact propagation
• Identify plant hormones and their role in plant development
• Describe the basic life cycles of plants as related to propagation
• Describe how ownership of cultivars can be controlled