KS3 Science · Biology
Plant reproduction
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Stamen The male part of a flower: an anther on a filament
Anther Makes the pollen
Filament The stalk that holds up the anther
Carpel The female part of a flower: stigma, style and ovary
Stigma The sticky tip where pollen lands
Style The stalk that joins the stigma to the ovary
Ovary Holds the ovules, and becomes the fruit
Ovule Contains a female sex cell. If it is fertilised, it becomes a seed
Pollen Grains that contain the male sex cells
Petal Often bright and scented, to attract insects
Sepal Protects the flower while it is a bud
Pollination The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma
Pollen tube Grows from a pollen grain down the style to an ovule
Fertilisation The joining of a male nucleus and a female nucleus
Seed Contains the embryo of a new plant and a food store
Embryo The young plant inside a seed
Fruit What the ovary becomes after fertilisation
Seed dispersal The spreading of seeds away from the parent plant