a type of reproduction in which a new organism is produced from one parent and has hereditary material identical to the parent organism, reproductive process that produces four haploid sex cells from one diploid cell and ensures offspring will have the same number of chromosomes as the parent organism. i hope this helped <3
They either get their source of nutrients from something else. Or, they could also have shorter roots so that they only reach the top of the soil. They probably won't need as much nutrients to survive either.