Reproduction of Flowering plants

Bellringer 10/14/14Agenda:

I can match flower parts with their reproductive functions.

I will label and explain the function of the reproductive parts of a flower.

Copy and answer in comp book:

Predict what might happen if plants and other photosynthetic organisms

disappeared.

Flowering plants are the largest and most diverse group of plants.

PollinationO Pollen is moved from

anther to stigmaO Wind or animals

move pollen from flower to flower

O Pollen contain the sperm

Fertilization-Happens within the flower when sperm meets the ovule

dormant- is an inactive state

asexual reproduction

plantlets- tiny plants grow along the edges of a plant’s leaves.

tubers- underground stems, or tubers, can produce new plants after a dormant seasonrunners- above-ground stems from which new plants can grow are called runners

In your comp book….O Draw a simple flower. Label the

reproductive structures and explain their functions.