Flowers

1 . What is pollination?

Is the transfer of pollen from the anther of a compatible flower to the stigma of another flower. Sexual reproduction will occur when the correct pollen adheres to the receptive stigma, germinates and produces a pollen tube that grows through the style to the ovary.

2 . Identify the parts of a flower

3 . What is fertilization in a flower?

The process of fertilization in the flower ovary occurs when the nucleus of the pollen grain unites with the nucleus of the ovule. Following fertilization, seeds develop and once mature they are dispersed into the environment

4 . What is the innermost part of the flower called and what 3 things does it contain?

The inner most part of a flower is the pistil and it contains the following female sex organs: Stigma Style Ovary which contains the ovules or eggs

5 . What is meant by self-pollinated flowers?

Pollen comes from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or two flowers of the same plant or other plants of identical genetic material.

6 . What is meant by cross-pollination?

Pollen transferred from one flower to another on different plants but flowers must be cross-compatible.