Flower structure
I can describe the function of the male and female reproductive structures in a flowering plant.
Flower structure
I can describe the function of the male and female reproductive structures in a flowering plant.
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Key learning points
- Flowering plants reproduce sexually.
- Plant reproduction is important as plants are producers and provide food for all animals on Earth.
- Flowers contain male and female sex organs and gametes.
- Egg cells (ova) are female gametes.
- Pollen grains carry male gametes.
Common misconception
Plants do not reproduce sexually. Flowers are only produced to look attractive.
Show examples of the reproductive organs; discuss pollen and ova and relate them to gametes in humans.
Keywords
Sexual reproduction - Sexual reproduction is the process of making offspring where half the DNA is passed on from each parent.
Ova - The female gametes of a plant are called the ova.
Pollen - The male gametes of a plant are carried in grains of pollen.
Anther - The anther is a male organ of a flower which makes pollen.
Stigma - The stigma is a female organ of a flower upon which pollen is deposited.
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contains ovary and ovules which produce ova as well as the stigma
the stamen is made up of the anther and the filament
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male gamete
female organ of the plant which collects pollen grains
produces pollen
male organ made up of the anther and the filament
part of female organ of a plant that produces ova
female gamete