plant reproduction

pollintation

transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower of the same species

asexual

1 parent involved

sexual

2 parents involved

methods of pollintation

animal, wind

sepal

to protect the flower.

petals

to attract insects to the flower of pollination

style

pollen travels down this

stamen

to produce the pollen grains in the anthers

stigma

where pollen lands after pollination

ovary

contains 1 or more ovules, which contains the egg.

carpel

to produce the ovules

where does fertillisation take place?

takes place in the base of the carpel

fertillisation

is the fusion of the male and female gamete to produce a zygote

gamete

the sex organ

animal pollination:

petal brightly coloured scented with nectaries

adoptions for wind pollination

petals small not brightly coloured

dispersal

is the carrying of the seed as far away as possible from the parent planht

animal dispersal

animals swallow fruit and seeds. the fruit is digested and the seeds are passed out some time later

self dispersal

this involves the pod of the fruit bursting open when it is ripe

water dispersal

some fruits and seeds are able to float this allows them to be carried away with the stream

germination

the growth of a seed to form a new plant

wow

warmth water oxygen

main events in germination

the roots grow down into the soil. the shoot grows up. once it emerges the ground it g rows leaves ect..