Flower Reproduction

Flower reproduction is a process that requires a male and a female (1)____________________ . The process of reproduction can be broken into two parts:(2)_________________ and then (3)_____________________. Pollination is the movement of pollen into the pistil. Pollen is the reproductive cell. It can be found on the (4)______________________________ of flowers. Pollen must be moved from the stamen to the female part. The female part is called the . The flower depends on (5)_____________________________to help with this movement. The honey bee is the most well-known pollinator. Bees are attracted to the bright colors of flowers. Bees are also attracted to the sweet (6)_________________________that flowers produce. As the bee flies from flower to flower, grains of (7)_____________________get stuck to the bee. Sometimes, a grain of pollen falls off and lands on the female part of the flower. Other pollinators are (8)________________ , (9) ______________ , or even (10)______________ . Once the pollen lands on the pistil, the plant has been (11)_________________ ; next up is (12)______________ . The joining of the reproductive cells happens when the pollen grows a tube down the female part and meets with the (13)______________________ . Genetic material from the pollen and the egg combine. The development of a (14)_________________ begins. If conditions are favorable, the newly developed seed will grow into an adult (15) __________________ . Flower reproduction can be summarized as pollinaton followed by fertilization.