Plant reproduction

1. Reproduction in living things Reproduction in living things ensures that the species will continue. There are two basic types of reproduction: Sexual reproduction takes place when sex cells, known as gametes, join together. [...]

Living things can reproduce. They use one or several of their cells to make organisms similar to themselves. There are two types of reproduction in plants and animals: asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. [...]

1.1. Types of reproduction Reproduction in living things ensures that the species will continue. There are two basic types of reproduction: Sexual reproduction takes place when sex cells, known as gametes, join together. [...]

2.1. Types of asexual reproduction Asexual reproduction is common in plants. New plants are mainly produced from stems, leaves or roots. The new plants are identical to the originals. [...]

Plants that reproduce asexually can be grown in the laboratory using different techniques. The in vitro cultivation of plants, or micropropagation, gives us exact copies of existing plants. This cannot be done using conventional techniques.

3.1. The life cycle of a plant Plants reproduce by alternation of generations. This means that two types of organisms or different generations alternate during a plant's life cycle or biological cycle (figure 1). [...]

4.1. The pollination process Pollination is the process by which pollen grains, found in the flower's stamens, reach the pistil. If the pollen falls on the stigma of the same flower, self-pollination takes place. [...]

5.1. The formation of the seed After fertilisation, the petals, sepals and stamens wither and fall off. The style and the stigma often also fall off. Only the ovary remains, containing the fertilised ovules. [...]

Living things can reproduce. They use one or several of their cells to make organisms similar to themselves. There are two types of reproduction in plants and animals: asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. [...]

Living things can reproduce. They use one or several of their cells to make organisms similar to themselves. There are two types of reproduction in plants and animals: asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. [...]

Living things can reproduce. They use one or several of their cells to make organisms similar to themselves. There are two types of reproduction in plants and animals: asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. [...]

Living things can reproduce. They use one or several of their cells to make organisms similar to themselves. There are two types of reproduction in plants and animals: asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. [...]