Reproduction in plants Flashcards
1
Q
Identify the male parts of a flower in the blue boxes
A
- Pollen
- Ather
- Filament
2
Q
Identify the female parts of a flower in the pink boxes
A
- stigma
- style
- ovary
- ovule
3
Q
What is fertilisation?
A
It is the joining of male and female gametes (sex cells)
4
Q
Which parts of the plant are the sex cells (gametes)
A
Pollen is the male gamete
Ovum or egg cells are the female gametes
5
Q
Where are the egg cells kept on a plant
A
The ovum are inside the ovules in the ovary
6
Q
Describe the 4 steps of fertilisation in plants
A
- Pollen lands on the stigma
- A pollen tube grows out of the pollen grain through the style and into the ovary
- The nucleus from the male sex cell in the pollen grain moves down the pollen tube
- The male nucleus fuses with the nucleus of the female egg cell
7
Q
After fertilisation what does the ovule develop into
A
a seed
8
Q
What is pollination?
A
When pollen from the anther is transferred to the stigma of a plant
9
Q
Identify two methods of pollination
A
- Wind
- Insects
