Pollination is the process of transferring pollen from an anther to a stigma of a flower.

The ovary is a female organ of the flower where ovules produce ova.

The style holds the stigma and connects it to the ovary.

The stamen is the male part of the flower, made up of an anther held up by a filament.

The fusion of a male gamete (from pollen) and a female gamete (an ovum) is called fertilisation.

Pollination and fertilisation

Science

Flower structure

Insects and food security

Fruit and seeds

Factors affecting seed germination: practical

Factors affecting seed germination: data analysis

Seed dispersal: practical

Seed dispersal: data analysis

Pupils will learn about what the genome is, what it’s made of and where it’s stored, more detail about the chemical structure of DNA, and the relationship between an organism’s genome and its phenotype.

Pupils learned about changes experienced in puberty, the male and female reproductive systems, the menstrual cycle, sexual intercourse, gametes and fertilisation, gestation and birth, and the dangers of smoking, drinking and drugs during pregnancy.

This unit explores plant reproduction, including flower structure, pollination, fertilisation, seed formation, and dispersal mechanisms. It highlights the role of insect pollination in food security. Focus is on planning and conducting enquiries, and ensuring reliable observations.

Reproduction in plants

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Which of the following are pollinating insects?

Which type of pollination increases variation?

Where does plant fertilisation take place?

Pollen lands or is deposited on the stigma.

The male gametes move down the style to the ovary.

The nuclei of a male gamete and a female gamete fuse in the ovary.

Put the stages of plant reproduction in the correct order.

Put these stages of development in the right order.

True or false? Plants can reproduce sexually.

pollen being transferred by the wind to a different plant or flower

the pollen being transferred to the stigma

True or false? Gametes contain all the genetic information needed to produce offspring.

Pollination and fertilisation

Lesson outcome