Plant Reproduction Flashcards
Male reproductive organ
Stamen
Sperm of a plant
Pollen
Female reproductive organ
Pistil
Pollinators
Birds, butterflies, bees, hummingbirds all pollinate plants
When these animals land on the flower, it brushes pollen into the pollen tube
Pollinators- living things that carry pollen
Pollen tube germination
Sperm cell (pollen) sticks to the stigma and goes down the tube and into the ovaries. It will then develops fruit and fertilize
Stigma
Female
Catches the pollen grains
Style
Female
Holds up the stigma
Pollen tube forms
Ovary
Female
Makes eggs
Developed into fruit
Fertilization occurs
Swollen base of pistil containing ovules
Ovules
In the ovary
Sacs containing female gametes
Anther
Where pollen is produced and stored
Pollen grains
Cases containing male gametes
Filament
Stalk that supports the anther