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Plant Reproduction!
Reproduction of Plants Revision
Question | Answer |
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Anther | Head of a stamen that produces pollen grains. |
Artificial Propagation | A form of asexual reproduction when when humans can get plants to produce offspring by artficial means. |
Asexual Reproduction | Production of identical offspring by one parent without the involvement of sex cells |
Clone | a group of genetically identical organisms, produced by asexual reproduction |
Cutting | A small part from a plant that is able to grow into another plant |
Embryo | The multicellular structure that develops from a zygote. |
Fertilisation | Process by which the male gamete fuses with a female gamete |
Flower | The reproductive structure in some plants |
Fruit | Structure containing one or more seeds; formed from the ovary following fertillisation |
Fusion | The joining of male and female gamete nuclei during fertilisation |
Gamate | a sex cell |
Germination | the process where a seed embryo grows into a new plant |
Grafting | Form of artificial propogation involving joining 2 plants |
Nectary | A gland in the flower that secretes nectar |
Nectar | a sugary liquid that attracts insects to some flowers |
Optimum | the condition at which an experiment works best |
Ovary | swollen region of a flowers female sex organ containing ovules |
Ovum | |
Petal | |
Pollen Grains | |
Pollen Tube | |
Pollination | |
Runners | |
Seed | |
Self-Pollination | |
Sepal | |
Sexual reproduction | reproduction involving two parents |
Stamen | male reproductive organ in a flower. Has two parts, the pollen bearing anther on to of a stick |
Sterile | unable to reproduce offspring by sexual reproduction |
Stigma | the top of the female reproductive organ in a flower, where pollen grains stick |
Style | the part in the flower that connects the stigma to the ovary |
Tuber | underground storage organs used by some plants during asexual reproduction |
Zygote | cell formed when a female gamete is fertilised by a male gamete . Plants can reproduce in 2 ways |