Reproduction in Plants

Question 1

What are the male parts of the flower?

Answer 1

The male parts are called the stamen. This consists of the anther and filament.

Question 2

Whats pollen?

Answer 2

The male gametes of a flower and are found on the anther.

Question 3

Whats the female part of a flower?

Answer 3

The female parts are called the carpel. This consists of the stigma style and ovary.

Question 4

How is a seed formed?

Answer 4

1) Pollen from an anther is transferred to a stigma, this is called pollination.
2) A pollen tube will then grow down the style and digestive enzymes help break down the ovary walls.
3) Now the pollen will meet with the ovule and fertilization takes place.
4) Ovule then forms the seed. The ovule wall forms the seed coat, and the ovary wall forms the fruit.

Question 5

Whats germination?

Answer 5

Germination is the process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore.

Question 6

What happens in germination?

Answer 6

1) Seed coat bursts open.
2) Radicle begins to grown downwards.
3) Shoot grows upwards.
4) Food store used up.