Reproduction of Flowering plants

Bellringer 10/14/14 Agenda: 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. Pollination Pollen is moved from anther to stigma Wind or animals move pollen from flower to flower 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 season runners- above-ground stems from which new plants can grow are called runners

In your comp book…. Draw a simple flower. Label the reproductive structures and explain their functions.