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Plant Reproduction
Revision for science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carpels | Female reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of an ovary, stigma and a style. |
| Females | The female of an organism contains the egg cells for reproduction. |
| Fertilisation | When a male sex cell meets a female sex cell. |
| Fruit | Seed-bearing structure in flowering planets, formed after fertilisation. |
| Gametes | The male and female sex cells. In humans the sperm cell is the male gamete. |
| Germination | When a seed initially grows shoots and roots. |
| Males | The male of a species contains the male sex cell for reproduction. |
| Ovules | The female sex cell in plants. |
| Pollination | The act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma on another flower. |
| Seed | A fertilised ovule that contains the full DNA needed to produce a new plant. |
| Seed dispersal | The act of spreading seed from one area to another. There are 5 different methods: animal (internal), animal (external), wind, water and explosion. |
| Sexual reproduction | Reproduction that involves the fusing of two gametes: occurs when 50% of DNA comes from male gamete and 50% of DNA comes from female gamete. |
| Stamens | The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament. |
| Stigma | Female part of a plant where pollen from an anther lands. |