Amanda's blogpost #7

Plants and flowers reproduce in two distinct ways, either through the process of pollination, in which the genetic material of two plants are combined to create an offspring or through asexual reproduction, in which one plant makes an exact genetic copy of itself. Flowering plants reproduce almost exclusively through pollination, while other types of plants may reproduce by either method depending on the plant's reproductive system. Flowering plants have a number of different methods for sharing their genetic material. Some release pollen into the air and allow the wind or water to carry it to other plants, while some rely on bees and other nectar-drinking animals to transmit pollen. All flowers have both male and female reproductive organs. Pollen is produced by the flower in the anthers and incubated into new flowers in the ovule. Plants that reproduce asexually have two different methods at their disposal. Some plants create buds that later develop into new plants that have the same genetic code as the parent plant. This method is common among edible plants such as vegetables. Other plants reproduce through apomixis, a process by which seeds are generated without the introduction of another plant's genetic material. Many types of grass reproduce this way.






Here is what the flower that was dissected looked like (Brassica Oleracea)



The Stigma receives the pollen during the process of pollination. The stigma is sticky and the pollen ataches to it. The stigma has nutrites and food for the pollen grains during germination.








These are the eggs of plants, called ovules. This is the ovary kinda part of the plant that has been sliced open and has tiny ovules, which are the unfertilized seeds.



Anthers on the flowers help contain the pollen for reprodcuoon. The long filaments help hold up the anthers high so pollinators can get ot the anthers and collect the pollen. Without the antehrs, flowers wouldnt be able to reprodice.



The stamen is the male reproductive organ in flowering plants. It consists of an anther, which is the site where pollen develops.The stamen is typically found in the center of the flower. The filament resembles a stalk and serves to hold the anther. It also aids the plant in moving water and nutrients to the anther and may also help to disperse the pollen.