Reproduction in Plants

Reproduction in Plants

The union of two gametes that create an offspring, ensuring the survival of the species.

Asexual Reproduction

A type of reproduction that creates genetically identical offspring to its parents without the involvement of two different gametes.

Vegetative propagation

Growth that occurs in the stem, root, or leaves of a plant, which can happen naturally or with human intervention.

Natural Vegetative Propagation

Unexpected growth of a part of a plant.

Artificial Vegetative Propagation

Propagation of plants with human intervention, such as grafting and cutting.

Sexual Reproduction

Reproduction that involves the use of flowers, typically in angiosperms.

Sepals

Green structures that support and protect the flower, especially when it is still a bud.

Petals

Colored parts of the flower that attract pollinators.

Carpels(pistil)

The female reproductive system

Stigma

The part of the carpel where pollen enters.

Style

The part of the carpel that connects the stigma to the ovary.

Ovary

The part of the carpel that contains the egg nuclei.

Stamen

The male reproductive part of a flower, consisting of the anther and filament.

Anther

The part of the stamen that produces pollen.

Filament

The part of the stamen that supports the anther.

Pollination

The process of the meeting between the pollen of the anther to the stigma.

Cross Pollination

Pollination that occurs between two different plants

Self Pollination

Pollination that occurs within the same flower.

Seed Coat

The outer protective layer of a seed.

Endosperm

The tissue that serves as food for the developing embryo inside the seed.

Embryo

The young plant that develops from the fertilized egg.

Hypocotyl

The lower part of the seed.

Radicle

which is the first organ that emerges during germination.

Epicotyl

The upper part of the stem that gives rise to the shoot.

Germination

The process in which a plant grows from a seed into a seedling.