Plant reproduction Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Explain the process of fertilisation
A
-Assume pollination has already happened
-Stigma has sugary solution (contains glucose)
-allows pollen tube to secrete digestive enzymes
-pollen tube grows to the ovule through the style
-pollen nuclei moves down the pollen tube
-fertilises with the ovule nucleus
-ovule wall becomes seed coat
-ovary becomes fruit
2
Q
What is germination
A
growth of shoots and roots
3
Q
What is pollination
A
Transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
