Sexual

Reproduction in
Plants
By Biggy, Collins, Christa, Delvin & Walter
 Contents

• An Insect-pollinated flower
• Anthers and stigmas of a wind-pollinated flower
• Pollen grains of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated
flower
• Pollination

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 Insect-Pollinated Flower

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 Insect-Pollinated Flower

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 Functions of Insect-Pollinated flower parts
Carpel/Pistil and Stamen Other
CARPEL/PISTIL • Sepal : protects unopened flower
• Stigma : top of the female part which • Petals : brightly-colors in insect-
collects pollen grains.
pollinated flowers to attract insects
• Ovary : produces the female sex cell(ovum)
and protects the ovules
• Ovule(s) : contain the female sex cells and
plays a vital role in sexual reproduction
• Style : tube-like structure which connects
stigma and ovary; prevents incompatible
pollen from entering the ovary
STAMEN
• Anther : produces pollen grains
• Filament : supports/holds the anther

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 Anthers & Stigmas of a
Wind-pollinated flower
Adaptations
 No bright colors, nectar or special
odor since they don’t need to attract
insects
 Feathery stigma to catch pollen
 Produces large amounts of pollen
which increases the chances of
successful pollination
 Light and non-sticky pollen grains
which makes them easier to be carried
by the wind
 Anther outside of flower swinging
loosely on long filaments to release
pollen grains easily
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 Pollen grains of :
Wind Pollinated flower
 The produced pollen grains are
smaller and lighter in weight, which
can be carried by the wind easily.

Insect Pollinated flower

 The produced pollen grains are larger
in size, sticky and spiny, which helps
the insect to carry the pollen grains.

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 Pollination
Pollination is the process of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the
female stigma, which is essential for plants to produce offspring for the next generation.
Flowers, as tools, contain genetic information that plants use to make their seeds.
Pollinators, such as animals or insects, transfer pollen from plant to plant using vectors such
as wind, water, and insects. Pollination can occur unintendedly, as pollen grains attach to the
animal's body and fall off onto the flower's stigma.
In some plants, wind carries pollen grains between flowers, producing more grains. Insect
pollinated flowers, on the other hand, have flexible filaments that allow them to swing in the
wind to release grains, resulting in successful reproduction of the flower.

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