reproduction Flashcards
(42 cards)
name the two male parts of the plants reproduction system
anther and filement
name the 4 female parts of the plants reproduction system
stigma, style, ovule and the ovary
which flower structure produces the male gamete
anther
which flower structure produces the female gamete
ovary
what is a gamete
a sex cell
what does the petal do in plants reproduction
it is brightly coloured to attract insects
what does the sepals do in plants
they protect the developing bud
what does the nectary do in plants
produces nectar
what does the anther do in plants reproduction
produces pollen [the male gamete]
what does the filament do in plants reproduction
holds up the anther
what does the stigma do in plants reproduction
it is where the pollen lands
what does the style do in plants reproduction
connects the stigma to the ovary
what does the ovary do in plants reproduction
produces the egg [the female gamete]
which form of pollination usually takes place in brightly coloured plants
insects pollination
which form of pollination usually takes place in grain plants
wind pollination
name characteristics of wind-pollination
small
dull
what is cross pollination
it is pollination that occurs when the male gamete is transferred to the female gamete usually of another plant form the same species
what does haploid mean
when one cell has only one set f chromosomes
what is self pollination
it is the process when pollen from the anther of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same flower.
what is a zygote
the fertislied egg
state three possible seed dispersal methods
seeds getting eaten
seeds stick to animals fur
seeds get spread by wind
what is the name of the female sex cell where is it produced in both plants and animals
ovule/egg and produced in the ovary
what is the name of the male sex cell where is it produced in plants
pollen and produced in the anther
what’s an alternative name for a sex cell
gamete