Biology (reproduction in plants)

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when does fertilisation happen

when the pollen nucleus fuses the egg cell nucleus

what is flowering

when the plant develops a flower

what does a seed need to germinate

warmth, moisture, oxygen

what is the life cycle of a plant

germination - flowering - pollination - fertilisation - seed-dispersal

name all the parts of a plant

stigma, petal, style, anther, filament, sepal, ovule, ovary, carpel

definition of pollination

a transfer of pollen from anthers to stigmas

what is self-pollination

when pollen is transferred from one anther to a stigma on the same flower or the of another flower on the same plant.

what is cross-pollination

when pollen is transferred from a flower on one plant to flowers on a different plant of the same species

how can pollen be carried

wind, insect-pollination

how can seeds disperse

wind dispersal, animal dispersal, water dispersal, self dispersal