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Pollination and Fertilisation
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GCSE biology Mind Map on Pollination and Fertilisation, created by jamesjames456 on 23/05/2013.
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Pollination and Fertilisation
Flowers have male and female gametes
Male (stamen
Anther
contains pollen grains that produce sperm
Filament
The stalk that supports the Anther
Female (carpel)
Stigma
End bit that pollen grains stick to
Style
Rod-like section that supports the stigma
Ovary
Contains the eggs
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the Anther to the Stigma
Cross pollination is from one plant to another
Sexually pollinating plants rely on insects or the wind
Insect pollinators
Have large, bright petals
Scented, and have nectar glands
Big, sticky pollen grains that stick to the insect
Stigma is also sticky making the pollen easily attachable
Wind pollinators
Small, dull petals
Not scented, and no nectar glands
A lot of pollen
Small and light, easily carried by the wind
Long filament - Anther hangs outside the flower
More pollen can be carried by the wind
Large, feathery stigma that also hangs out the flower
Fertilisation
The fusion of gametes
When the male gamete lands on the plant, it inserts a pollen tube and the nucleus travels to the ovary
Fertilisation is when the two nuclei fuse together to make a zygote
This divides by mitosis to form an embryo
Each fertilised female gamete forms a seed. The ovary develops into a fruit around the seed
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