This document provides an overview of plant reproduction, including pollination, fertilization, and seed dispersal. It defines pollination as the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. The pollination process involves a bee or butterfly carrying pollen between flowers. Fertilization is the joining of pollen and ovule to form a seed. It defines key terms like stigma, style, ovary, and ovules. Seed dispersal methods help plants disperse their seeds through various means like wind, water, or animals to prevent overcrowding and establish new colonies.

1. Plant Reproduction
BY: KIMONIE MOORE

2. Table of Contents
1. What is Pollination? 6. Seed Dispersal Methods
2. Pollination Process 7. Vocab. 1
3. What is Fertilization? 8. Vocab. 2
4. Fertilization Process 9. Vocab. 3
5. Seed Dispersal 10. End

3. What is Pollination?
 The transfer of pollen from the anther to
the stigma.
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4. Pollination Process
 Plant grows and eventually flowers
 Bee/Butterfly visits flower and is dusted in pollen
 Bee/Butterfly visits another flower and the pollen
rubs onto the stigma
 Flower dies and seed pod develops. Some plants
develop fruit around the seed ex. Blackberry
 Seed dispersal
 A seed germinates
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5. What is Fertilization?
 The joining of pollen with an ovule to form
a seed
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6. Fertilization Process
 Pollen lands on stigma
 Pollen goes down the style and enters
the ovary
 Fertilizes ovules
 Ovary swells as seed ripens
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7. Seed dispersal
 Plants need to disperse their seeds away
from themselves to stop overcrowding
and to create new colonies.
 Nearly all seeds are produced within
“fruits”.
 These fruits enable seeds to be dispersed
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in a variety of ways.

8. Seed Dispersal Methods
 Wind Method  Catching a Lift Method
 Animal Food Method
 Bursting Method
 Drop and Roll Method
 Shakers Method
Further description of
 Water Method
each methods
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9. Vocabulary (Female
Organs)
 Stigma- the sticky part of the pistil that
pollen sticks to
 Style- is long outgrowth of the ovary that
collects pollen from the stamens
 Ovary- the base part of the pistil that holds
the ovules
 Ovules- the unfertilized seeds of the plant
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10. Vocab. cont’
 Pistil (carpel) - the female part of the flower
that contains the stigma, ovary, style, and
ovules
 Anther- the part of the flower that holds the
Male Organs
pollen
 Filament- the long thread-like part of the
flower that holds the anthers out so insects
can get to the pollen
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11. Vocab. cont’
 Petal- the colorful part of the flower that
attracts insects and other pollinators
 Receptacle- the top of the flower stalk that
bears the flower parts
 Sepal- the part that covers the outside of a
flower bud to protect the flower before it
opens
 Germinate- to develop into a plant or
individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.
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12. Resources
 Seed dispersal:
http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/dispe
rsal.htm
 Original website of the lessons:
http://www.gamequarium.com/plants.html
 Fruits:
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/c4f-enlarge.html
 Flower Parts definitions:
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/c4m1.html
 Fertilization definition and process:
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/glossary/fertilization.html
 Plant reproduction activity:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/plant_repro/eng/Introduction/activity1pop.htm
 Plant reproduction activities and pollination process:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/plant_repro/eng/Introduction/activity2pop.htm