jh Flashcards
petals
attracts pollinators, protects pistil and stamen
anther
produces pollen
filament
holds up anther
stigma
receives pollen
style
holds up stigma
ovary
contains ovules
ovules
houses egg cells / site of egg fertilisation
nectary
attractant to promote animal pollination
sepals
defensive organ / protects reproductive structures
stamen
produces pollen
carpel
female part
fertilisation
fusion of two gametes
asexual reproduction in bacteria (method) (speed)
- binary fission
- very rapid process
asexual reproduction advantages
-rapid
-rarity
-food storage
-same genetics passed on
asexual reproduction disadvantages
-bad genetics passed on
-produces clones
-can’t adapt
sexual reproduction advantages
variety
sexual reproduction disadvantages
-bad genetics
-energy + time for mate
-slow
sexual reproduction cell division by …
meiosis
asexual reproduction cell division by …
mitosis
role of pollen tube
-tube grows down style
-enters the ovary
-tube enters via micropyle
-transports male gamete
germination
sequence of events that take place when the embryo in a seed develops into a plant
cotyledon
- starch store
plumule
embryo shoot
radicle
embryo root