modes of reproduction in flowering plants

• the flower is the part of a plant that makes seeds.
• the flower is the attractive part of the plant
• angiosperm have seeds that are enclosed in a container or case called an ovary
• flowers are the reproductive structures of the plant
• the corolla comprises the petals of the flower
• the calyx comprises the sepals of the flowers
• sepals protect the flower when its still a bud and contribute to the process of photosynthesis of the plant.
• the receptacle supports the entire flower
• the stamen and the pistil (also called carpel) comprises the essential parts.
• carpel are the reproductive organs of the flower.
• the pistil is the female reproductive structure.
• the ovary is the enlarged basal portion of the pistil that houses the ovule.
• the stamen is the male reproductive structure.
• the anther is the expanded and lobular structure at the tip of the filament.
• the filament is the stalk that holds the anther.
• pollination occurs when the pollen grain of one flower reaches the stigma of another flower.
• self pollination occurs when the pollen is transferred from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of the same flower.
• cross pollination is when the pollen grain is transferred from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of the same kind.
• cross pollination is the most common method of pollination.
• seed dispersal refers to the process by which seeds are scattered away from the parent plant to a much wider area.
• some plants reproduce even without egg and the sperm uniting. this is called asexual reproduction.
• suckers/shoots are plants that grow around the main plant.
• bulb is a fleshy stem found underneath the ground surrounded by fleshy leaves.
• tuber is an enlarged portion of an underground stem that contains stored foods.
• rhizome is a stem that grows horizontally underground.
• the stigma is the swollen knob tip of the pistil