What 2 methods of pollination are used by most flowers?
Insects & wind
Name the 2 parts that make up the male stamen of a flower
Anther and filament
Links the stigma to the ovary
Style
Name the 3 parts that make up the female carpel/ pistil of a flower
Stigma, Style & Ovary
Give three requirements for a seed to germinate
water, warmth (suitable temperature), oxygen
Which part of the flower becomes a seed following fertilisation?
The ovule
Name #6
Anther
Seeds are dispersed away from the parent plant so that when they germinate they don't compete for resources. Give 2 resources plants compete for.
Light, Water, mineral ions
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from ______ to _______
Anther to Stigma
Where specifically are the ovules stored?
Ovary
Which specific part of the flower produces pollen?
anther
Name #7
Filament
What part of the flower supports the anther?
Filament
Which number of the pollen grains that involved in insect pollination?
No 1
What name is given to the transfer of pollen from the anther of one plant onto the stigma of a different plant?
cross pollination
Which part of the flower becomes a fruit following fertilisation?
Ovary
What is the process of seed developing into a plant called?
Germination
What name is given to the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, or to another flower of the same plant?
Self pollination
These protect the flower while it is in the bud. What is it?
Sepals