Describe how sexual reproduction takes place in flowering plants.
Describe how sexual reproduction takes place in flowering plants.
Sexual reproduction is the process by which two parent plants give rise to a new plant. When a plant reaches a certain period of its growth, it starts bearing flowers. Flowers are the reproductive parts of plants, which take part in the process of sexual reproduction. It bears male reproductive structure called androecium and female reproductive structure called gynoecium. The pollen grains produced in androecium are transferred to the stigma of gynoecium through pollination. The pollen grain begins to grow and develops pollen tube that transfers the male gametes to the female gamete present in the ovary. The male and female gametes unite to form the zygote. This union is known as fertilization. The ovules develop into seeds and ovary into fruit. These seeds when dispersed in the soil germinate to give rise to new plant.
Sexual reproduction is the process by which two parent plants give rise to a new plant. When a plant reaches a certain period of its growth, it starts bearing flowers. Flowers are the reproductive parts of plants, which take part in the process of sexual reproduction. It bears male reproductive structure called androecium and female reproductive structure called gynoecium. The pollen grains produced in androecium are transferred to the stigma of gynoecium through pollination. The pollen grain begins to grow and develops pollen tube that transfers the male gametes to the female gamete present in the ovary. The male and female gametes unite to form the zygote. This union is known as fertilization. The ovules develop into seeds and ovary into fruit. These seeds when dispersed in the soil germinate to give rise to new plant.
