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Reproduction in Plants

Science: KS3, topic 1.2.8

Plant Reproduction

Plants must use different tactics to get their gametes to spread. This is because they are unable to move around.

Similarities to animal reproduction

Similarities to animal reproduction

  • Plant reproduction is similar to animal reproduction. This is because a male sex cell (pollen) must fuse with the female sex cell (an egg).
  • The reproductive organs in a plant are found in the flower.
Female parts

Female parts

  • The female parts are all together called the pistil.
  • The pistil is composed of:
  • The stigma.
  • The style.
  • The ovary.
  • The ovule.
Male parts

Male parts

  • The male parts are all together called the stamen.
  • The stamen is composed of:
  • The anther.
  • The filament.
The process

The process

  • Pollen from the anther on one plant must land on the stigma of another.
  • Here, it moves down the style towards the ovary and ovule where it will fuse with the egg.

Test yourself on Reproduction in Plants

  • What is not part of the stamen?

  • Fertilisation

  • A pollen grain has travelled down the style and reached the ovary and ovule. What happens next during fertilisation?

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